Wednesday, March 2, 2022

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. EST

Please join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for a virtual conversation on the cyber implications of the war in Ukraine tomorrow, Wednesday 2, at 3:30 p.m. EST.
 

We are pleased to host two of the nation’s foremost cyber experts – Dmitri Alperovitch of the Silverado Policy Accelerator and John Hultquist of Mandiant - for an important discussion on the current situation in Ukraine and its implications for U.S. entities.

 

Russian military action against Ukraine began last week, including a series of active cyber measures (e.g., information and influence operations and disruptive or destructive attacks). Given previous Russian campaigns against Ukrainian and western targets—for example,  NotPetya in 2017—U.S. businesses are under a heightened state of alert for potential cyberattacks that may impact organizations both within and beyond the region of the current conflict. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), there are no specific or credible cyber threats to the U.S. homeland at this time.

 

In addition to known state-sponsored hackers, the Conti ransomware gang and the LockBit 2.0 ransomware group have vowed in recent days to attack the critical infrastructure of any nation that retaliates against Russia. Groups like these, and other Russian-speaking criminal gangs were responsible for a range of recent attacks, to include the Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods, and Kaseya attacks. On the other side, hackers sympathetic to the Ukrainian government—including the hacktivist group Anonymous—have vowed to use their capabilities to impose risk and consequence on Russian organizations. 

 

Corporate leaders, information security professionals, and individuals must continue to prepare for potential cyber activity. 

 

During this special briefing for Chamber members, Dmitri Alperovitch and John Hultquist will discuss the evolving threat landscape and steps organizations should take to harden their infrastructure. Specifically, they will discuss:

 

• An overview of the current situation in Ukraine from a cyber perspective.
• An analysis of Russian cyber capability, including state-sponsored and criminal affiliated actors.
• A summary of other currently active cyberattacks and information warfare campaigns, and an assessment of intent and impact.
• Recommendations to businesses to harden their environment against destructive or disruptive attacks.

 

This meeting is for Chamber members and closed to the press.