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As the Russia-Ukraine war closes in on its fifth month, now is not the time to drop the ball on cybersecurity, says a leading financial technology analyst.

CISA Director Jen Easterly and National Cyber Director Chris Inglis promote collaboration — but will their successors do the same? Does describing the work as “data care” not “cybersecurity” help with talent recruitment?

Cyber-retaliation against FIs for SWIFT exclusion of Russian Banks Warfare plays an unfortunately si...

With the Russian invasion in Ukraine continuing to lead the daily news and as sanctions...

Would have and shields would have been, to answer your question directly. shields would have been a great benefit at that moment in time. i dont know -- i have not heard what the suspect was armed with. whether it was a handgun or a rifle. but we certainly have shields available to us that would have added another layer of protection on top of the body armor that they already wear. you know, its just one of those deals that when we look at that time set of circumstances like that and child invol...

Him from ukraine. putin will go as far in ukraine as he wants to. if he wants to take the country, ukrainians cant stop him militarily, if he happened to take ukraine and topple the government, hell have one incredible insurgency that will make him remember afghanistan and how russians left there like we did without being able to control the country. right now he knows he can take the country, if he wants the breakaway provinces, he can keep those. this may be a bargaining chip. >> carley: tweet...

And hit other global businesses like maersk, the shipping magnate. we are keeping an eye on that. the key here is be prepared. take the time to follow some of the guidance that cesa, shields up, the lead for domestic resilience. we have the time to prepare. >> all right. well, that is good news. chris krebs, thank you so much. and cnns special coverage continues right now. >> announcer: that is cnn breaking news. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i...

Beyond europe directly targeting the united states with cyber attacks like we have seen here in ukraine. my colleague has that story. >> thats exactly right, so fox news has learned that russian target critical infrastructure here in the homeland, and that could include everything from our electrical grid to water supply systems to government communication systems, and even something like what we saw last year with the colonial pipeline ransomware attack. youll remember that was chaotic, it caus...

Russians certainly have not only the capability, but the willingness to launch cyber attacks. so i think here in the u.s. we -- certainly our companies, not only the companies, but the government need of to have their shields up, and and i know that they do, and i know that the federal government is sharing critical information and intention as they can with the private sector. i think its important to remember that, you know, private sector controls their networks, and so they have to have thei...

Needs to bolster the training in order to be able to effectively combat the russians. what i mean, have you mix of different types of war fare. you have wint sxer woodd and urban areas and tanks are moving in. i think the key here is training and small unit tactics to be able to sabotage, hit, attack and then retreat as needed. they have to go back to the oldest play in the book, which is unconventional type of operations, that is the key here, that comes down to training and to get that trainin...