Ready or Not: Russian Attack on Ukraine Brings Global Cybersecurity Impacts

This report explains Russia's 'active defense' military strategy and emphasizes the central role of cyber and information operations, citing examples like data wiper attacks against Ukrainian border infrastructure, ransomware incidents traced to Russian cybercriminals, and advisories about exploited vulnerabilities (e.g., Log4Shell). It assesses why cyber is an attractive, deniable tool for state and criminal actors, outlines attacker behaviors (long-term persistence, prepositioning of access), and recommends defenders focus on detection, patching, and resilient incident response.