Shields up': Biden administration moves to protect U.S. targets from Russian cyber attack
The Biden administration is going full “shields up” to protect key parts of U.S. critical infrastructure – such as pipelines, banks, commercial aviation and hospitals – from a potential Russian cyberattack, top U.S. security officials said Friday.
Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, said at a White House briefing that Russia was behind this week’s widespread cyberattacks on Ukrainian banks and military websites, suggesting that it was part of a broader cyber offensive that could be a prelude to a full-scale military invasion.
Neuberger, and top Department of Homeland Security cyber official Jen Easterly, both warned that while Russia is focusing intensively on Ukraine right now, it has a long track record of launching cyber-operations that extend far beyond its borders at times even when it is focusing most of its energy on another target.
“While there are currently no specific or credible cyber threats to the homeland, the U.S. government has been preparing for potential geopolitical contingencies since before Thanksgiving,” Neuberger said.
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