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State of (Cyber) War - Russia, Offensive Cyber Operations, and Terror, Oh My Cybersecurity Advisors Network
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Welcome to episode 1 of CyAN's new State of (Cyber) War series.
Join John Salomon and James Briscoe in a discussion of offensive cyberoperations involving Russian actors, parallels to historical attacks on civilians, expectations and limitations of information operations, and more.
A few notes from our chat:
05:10 James' research paper on Russia/Ukraine: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6899132398601162752/
05:30 Conti ransomware group: https://flashpoint.io/blog/history-of-conti-ransomware/
08:55 2016 Ukraine power grid attacks: https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-cyberattack-power-grid-blackout-destruction/
11:15 Stuxnet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
12:47 James' follow-up work: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6944843584533581824/
14:35 The Dukes: https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/dukes
Cozy Bear: https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/cozy-bear/
NotPetya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Ukraine_ransomware_attacks
18:32 Lazarus Group: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/pl/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/a-look-into-the-lazarus-groups-operations
20:11 2022 Yandex Moscow taxi hack: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/02/gridlock-as-hackers-order-hundreds-of-taxis-to-same-place-in-moscow
20:25 2023 GUR Russian state tax service hack: https://therecord.media/ukraine-intelligence-claims-attack-on-russia-tax-service
23:22 2022 Belarus railway hack: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/cyberpartisans-hack-belarusian-railway-to-disrupt-russian-buildup
24:04 Alexander Lukashenko and the Ukraine invasion map: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lukashenko-ukraine-russia-belarus-invasion-map-b2026440.html
25:23 Syrian Electronic Army: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Electronic_Army
29:03 Momotarō no Umiwashi came out in 1942: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D_no_Umiwashi
Original YouTube video is at https://youtu.be/VlP_L3xX2Lo
James Briscoe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbriscoe/
John Salomon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsalomon/
Check out the rest of CyAN's media channels on https://cybersecurityadvisors.network/media - and visit us at https://cybersecurityadvisors.network
Intro/outro music courtesy of AlexiAction via Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/alexiaction-26977400/
Welcome to episode 1 of CyAN's new State of (Cyber) War series.
Join John Salomon and James Briscoe in a discussion of offensive cyberoperations involving Russian actors, parallels to historical attacks on civilians, expectations and limitations of information operations, and more.
A few notes from our chat:
05:10 James' research paper on Russia/Ukraine: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6899132398601162752/
05:30 Conti ransomware group: https://flashpoint.io/blog/history-of-conti-ransomware/
08:55 2016 Ukraine power grid attacks: https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-cyberattack-power-grid-blackout-destruction/
11:15 Stuxnet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
12:47 James' follow-up work: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6944843584533581824/
14:35 The Dukes: https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/dukes
Cozy Bear: https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/cozy-bear/
NotPetya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Ukraine_ransomware_attacks
18:32 Lazarus Group: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/pl/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/a-look-into-the-lazarus-groups-operations
20:11 2022 Yandex Moscow taxi hack: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/02/gridlock-as-hackers-order-hundreds-of-taxis-to-same-place-in-moscow
20:25 2023 GUR Russian state tax service hack: https://therecord.media/ukraine-intelligence-claims-attack-on-russia-tax-service
23:22 2022 Belarus railway hack: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/cyberpartisans-hack-belarusian-railway-to-disrupt-russian-buildup
24:04 Alexander Lukashenko and the Ukraine invasion map: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lukashenko-ukraine-russia-belarus-invasion-map-b2026440.html
25:23 Syrian Electronic Army: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Electronic_Army
29:03 Momotarō no Umiwashi came out in 1942: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D_no_Umiwashi
Original YouTube video is at https://youtu.be/VlP_L3xX2Lo
James Briscoe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbriscoe/
John Salomon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsalomon/
Check out the rest of CyAN's media channels on https://cybersecurityadvisors.network/media - and visit us at https://cybersecurityadvisors.network
Intro/outro music courtesy of AlexiAction via Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/alexiaction-26977400/
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