Russian Cyberwarfare: Unpacking the Kremlin's Capabilities

TUNE IN: https://cepa.org/event/russian-cyberwarfare/

Long before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin, Russian security agencies, and their criminal networks had been successfully using complex cyber operations to exploit systemic vulnerabilities both in the West and closer to home for their own gain. However, the absence of significant cyberattacks in Ukraine has raised questions about how well we really understand how Russia’s cyber forces are organized. How do we unpack the complex web of Russian actors? What steps can the West take to mitigate future cyberattacks?  

Speakers: 
Irina Borogan, Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis 
Liisa Past, National Cyber Director, Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications 
Andrei Soldatov, Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis  
Gavin Wilde, Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 
 
Moderated by: 
Ellen Nakashima, National Security Reporter, The Washington Post