Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has faced a sustained and evolving wave of cyberattacks aimed at disrupting critical state functions and undermining societal resilience. Russian cyber actors have consistently sought to identify and exploit the digital sphere alongside conventional military strikes as part of a broader strategy designed to weaken …
When Russia physically reinvaded Ukraine in 2022, it also increased its cyberattacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, government, and civilians. The global private and nonprofit sectors quickly helped Ukraine by delivering cyber defense assistance. This piece explores how mission alignment and preestablished relationships enabled a rapid surge of private sector cyber assistance to Ukraine in 2022 …
What is it like to simultaneously fight a cyber war and a shooting war? How does Russia fight in the cyber domain, and how was Ukraine so resilient? What lessons can the United States and allies learn from that resilience? Next Peak’s Greg Rattray joins CSIS host, Emily Harding, to speak on lessons learned from …
On January 25th, 2024, a major Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack temporarily disabled the digital infrastructure of Naftogaz Group, Ukraine’s largest state-owned energy company. On the same day, an attack took other major companies offline—including the national postal service provider Ukrposhta, transport safety agency DSBT, and Ukrainian state railway Ukrazaliznytsia. Nevertheless, Ukrainian companies were able to …
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Common Good Cyber interviewed Ian Pelekis and Seungmin (Helen) Lee from Next Peak, part of the Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC). They discuss the initial challenges of coordinating cyber defense aid to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion, the impact of CDAC aid, and more. Read the full interview on the Common Good Cyber website …
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In an era of international instability, the safety and resiliency of our digital existence faces deep challenges. Such uncertainty has undermined the ability of governments to counter aggression in the cyber domain. In this growing vacuum, the conduct of the private sector’s cyber defense assistance will both change and grow in importance. Among Western nations …
The ongoing war in Ukraine represents an evolution in modern warfare, as Russia continues to conduct cyberattacks against Ukrainian infrastructure, government, and companies alongside conventional attacks. From the onset of the war, the Cyber Defensive Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) has been at the forefront of delivering cyber defense assistance (CDA) to Ukrainian organizations, contributing to Ukraine’s success …
Since the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Cyber Defensive Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) has been working to enhance Ukrainian cyber defensive efforts, including threat intelligence to critical infrastructure and defense organizations. CDAC recognized challenges in receiving threat intelligence from different sources such as prioritizing, de-duplicating, and parsing through a large amount of information. Thus, since …
Heading into 2024, the Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) is demonstrating support for the establishment of cyberspace funds and new authorities granted to the State Department under S.2043–a part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Greg Rattray, Executive Director of CDAC, represents the organization and partner companies’ support in the following letter. …
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The Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC), a CRDF Global Initiative, recently sent a delegation to the Annual Cycon Conference in Tallinn, Estonia, from May 28th – June 2nd. CDAC delegation members met with global like-minded governments and private sector partners to discuss the expansion of cyber defense assistance to Ukraine. Meetings proved to be productive, …
