28 April 2022

Foley & Lardner

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Darkreading.com reported that “While cybersecurity experts
have been reticent to attribute the attacks to Russia, the links
between their targeted and the current Russian invasion of Ukraine
have suggested that the nation is the most likely sponsor. While
the country might be hesitant to attack critical infrastructure,
Russia has not had any qualms about supporting ransomware
attacks,…” The April 22, 2022 report entitled “Early Discovery of Pipedream Malware a Success
Story for Industrial Security” included these comments
from Danielle Jablanski, (operational technology cybersecurity
strategist at Nozomi Networks and a former consultant
for the US Department of Defense):

The expertise and capabilities encapsulated in the framework
point to a nation-state actor as the source, making the coordinated
investigation a significant win, and the best argument for the
return on investment (ROI) of cybersecurity,…

For terrorism, we can never talk about [the successes],
because they are classified,,,,

But this is the best potential ROI that we have seen,
because [Pipedream] did not actually become operational, and now we
can learn from it.

Please be alert and stay safe!

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