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U.S. Agencies Issue Alert On Russian Cyber Threats To Critical Infrastructure

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 11th, 2022

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U.S. Agencies Issue Alert On Russian Cyber Threats To Critical Infrastructure

Key U.S. government agencies in the cybersecurity space on Tuesday issued a joint advisory urging the nation’s critical infrastructure entities to boost their alert levels for potential Russian activity against their computer networks. The Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI and National Security Agency (NSA), comes amid concerns of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine and as a consequence non-military actions by the U.S. and its NATO partners to punish Russia in turn.…

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