Russia will hit US with cyberattack if sanctioned, cyber expert warns: ‘We are already in warfare state’

This didn’t happen during the Trump Administration. With the inept Biden Administration decimating America’s credibility and deterrence, chaos is now the new normal.

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Russia will hit US with cyberattack if sanctioned, cyber expert warns: ‘We are already in warfare state’

Cyber experts told a bipartisan group of governors that confronting cybersecurity needs to take a front seat in new digital age

By Fox News, January 29, 2022

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A top cybersecurity official Saturday warned that the U.S. is “already in a warfare state” with Russia and said it should prepare for cyberattacks coming out of Moscow.

The U.S. and its NATO allies have promised to hit Russia with swift and severe economic sanctions should the Kremlin violate Ukraine’s sovereignty with a military-led incursion.

“If Russia does indeed go into the Donbas region and wave a flag…the United States has already promised a series of responses,” R.P. Eddy, CEO of cybersecurity firm Ergo, told a bipartisan group of governors. “What is Russia’s next move?

“[Its] very likely is to increase cyberattacks. It’s an easy move for them,” he added. “That means U.S. states and U.S. private companies need to be taking this very seriously.

“We are already in a warfare state right now, and we need to be aware of that,” Eddy warned.

The cyber expert pointed to the 2017 NotPetya malware attack on critical Ukrainian sectors including power grids, businesses and government agencies. But what started out as a component of a suspected Russian attack on Ukraine spread throughout Europe and reportedly cost billions.

Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Jen Easterly said the agency was taking the threat of a Russian invasion and any rippling effects “very seriously.”

But she also warned against being overly concerned of an imminent threat of a cyberattack.

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