A new Atlantic Council report highlights the need for the U.S. to reevaluate its understanding of Russia's cyber capabilities. It suggests that cyber threats from Russia are less centralized than previously thought, comprising various actors including government bodies, criminal organizations, and independent hackers. The report emphasizes that despite fears of a large-scale cyberattack during the Ukraine invasion, the reality was less severe. Sherman calls for rethinking strategies to confront future Russian cyber threats based on this fragmented landscape.
Russia's continued cyber activity and major gaps between wartime cyber expectations and reality demand a Western rethink of years-old assumptions about Russia and cyber power.
A fragmented mix of government agencies, criminal groups and loosely affiliated hackers may undermine the idea that Russian cyber operations are centrally directed or strategically cohesive.
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