It is enough to dream of IT army and the Action Appendix: why the cyber defense of Ukraine is still weak

"Those cyber sections that are in the Russians in special services are not scale. They cannot" attack "neither more often nor more damage, and as any developed bureaucracy, very slowly study new tricks. " Opinion. We. From Ukraine today, President Zelensky talked about the miraculous Ukrainian cyber defense system and the ability to restore (resilience ", which he called" sustainability ") thanks to magical digitalization.

And as I see, even many partners believe, because they were waiting from Russia at least "Diehard 4" ("Diehard 4" - a fourth of a movie known as "Strong Nut". According to the plot, hackers attacked all major objects of critical infrastructure US with the help of a virus program. The author makes a reference to this aspect.

It was thanks to the breakdown of the "Action" portal, the registers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and some other systems in January, in the occupier, where they were able to establish the interaction between intelligence and troops (and could not everywhere), there were lists for "filtration" (so called Russia Military crimes). Why was there no digital pearl-harbors? Because the Russians are not capable of it. Those cyber units that they have in special services are not scale.

They cannot "attack" neither more often nor with more damage, and as any developed bureaucracy, very slowly study new tricks. Instead, what they already know - they are performed on a strong "three with a plus". Many systems (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine) were repeated afterwards, that is, when it is known that hostile gunfires are wounded, administrators do not know what to do, and the breakdown happens again and again.

The experience of counteracting cybercrime does not help, other TTP (TTP - Tactics, Techniques and Procedures, - this term with cybersecurity experts call the organization and principles of attacking hacker groups, - Ed. ), Another model of threats. Why was there no digital pearl-harbors? Because the Russians are not capable of it. Those cyber units that they have in special services are not scale.

They cannot "attack" neither more often nor with more damage, and as any developed bureaucracy, very slowly study new tricks. Instead, what they already know - they are performed on a strong "three with a plus". Of course, with the beginning of the war on destruction, the level of awareness has increased (formerly an opportunity, Russian cyberattacks were silenced and denied), but the transition from "frostbite" to "sustainability" has not yet taken place.