Ukraine Successfully Defends Its Cyberspace While Russia Leans Heavily on Guns, Bombs

A massive cyberattack could still cripple Ukraine and its allies.

Analysts had warned thatcyberwarfarewould be among Russia’s preferred tactics ahead of its Feb. 24 invasion.

Among the potential targets: Ukraine’s power grid and critical infrastructure.

And such attacks could target allies and other countries too, they’d said.

Cyberattacks can have a “very fleeting effect,” he said.

Russia-launched cyberattacks are nothing new for Ukraine.

TheNotPetyaattack, attributed to Russia, crippled computers across Ukraine in 2017.

At the same time, they’ve managed to keep their networks up through bombardments and blackout conditions.

“And it’s something, from our position at Mandiant, that we have never seen before.”