Biden’s options if Russia hacks U.S. infrastructure
[Resident] Biden would have to choose carefully in responding to a Russian cyberattack on the U.S. to avoid escalating the conflict.
While a hot war rages in Ukraine, America’s cyberwarriors are preparing for battle at home.
Officials predict that Russian President Vladimir Putin will unleash cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure — anything ranging from the electric grid to banks — as retaliation for supporting Ukraine’s resistance. Many say it’s just a matter of when.
Biden warned in March that “evolving intelligence” showed the Russian cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure are coming and urged the private sector to take steps to strengthen cybersecurity. And after Ukrainian officials announced last week that Russian hackers had tried to disable a large power substation with destructive malware, the U.S. government warned U.S. energy companies to step up cybersecurity for critical industrial control systems.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/20/biden-russia-hacks-00026384
Dasting predictions by Bidan. 2 questions:
What is Russian cyber capabilities, i.e. how much damage could they cause?
How would the US respond?
I laid out in an earlier post (phone faggin now) that I thought the US was essentially directly at war with Russia in cyberspace.