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flinnbicken t1_ja4v49y wrote

Reply to comment by Ferelwing in German minister warns of ‘massive’ danger from Russian hackers | Nancy Faeser says Ukraine war has exacerbated German cybersecurity concerns by misana123

I've seen a lot of them coming through Dubai as someone who works in cybersecurity.

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Ferelwing t1_ja4wlc6 wrote

I am not surprised at all. Considering how interconnected everyone is there really isn't a way to "cut Russia off".

My brother says that ransomware and state sponsored infiltrations for the most part are the most common forms these days. Is that what you're seeing as well? (He's also in cybersecurity)

If what he mentioned is the main behaviors then even if we got rid of cables that doesn't prevent satellites etc. Sure they'd be "slower" but if all one has to do is connect to set it off there's not really much need for a fast connection. As for bot networks with DDOS, I doubt they need a fast connection to set off the attack either.

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VegasKL t1_ja5jqa2 wrote

>I am not surprised at all. Considering how interconnected everyone is there really isn't a way to "cut Russia off".

Pretty much. Except for maybe very poor nations, it's impossible to isolate them as all they need is a beachhead somewhere where they can then bounce their connections all around (to hide said beachhead). In Russia's case, that could be a satellite connection to another country or even some form of line of sight connection over a border. Just to name a very few.

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