The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The National Security Agency (NSA), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint cybersecurity alert on Russian state-sponsored attacks targeting state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments, critical infrastructure organizations, and aviation networks.
CISA, FBI, and NSA noted that the advisory was part of a “continuing cybersecurity mission” to alert “organizations of potential criminal or nation-state cyber threats.”
The alert highlighted various tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), detection mechanisms, incident response guidelines, and mitigations to prevent Russian cyber aggression.
Russian state-sponsored attacks demonstrate sophisticated cyber warfare capabilities
According to the joint cybersecurity advisory, Russian state-sponsored attacks exhibit an extreme degree of sophistication.
The agencies noted that Russian state-sponsored advanced persistent threat actors frequently utilized common but effective tactics such as spear phishing, brute force, and exploiting known vulnerabilities to gain initial access to target networks.
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