![]() ODNI notes that even if Russia's cyber operations in Ukraine fell short of expectations, Russia still remains a top-tier cyber adversary since it views "cyber disruptions as a foreign policy lever to shape other countries' decisions."Ĭurrently, the US sees Russia "particularly focused on improving its ability to target critical infrastructure" using cyber, including "underwater cables and industrial control systems." In terms of influence operations, "China is attempting to sow doubts about US leadership, undermine democracy, and extend Beijing's influence, particularly in East Asia and the western Pacific, which Beijing views as its sphere of influence." Other strategic targets include telecommunication firms, providers of managed services, broadly used software, and other targets "rich in follow-on opportunities for intelligence collection, attack, or influence operations." In terms of current operations, the US says China regularly targets both its own population and foreigners who criticize the regime. In the case of a major conflict, the US believes China would "almost certainly consider undertaking aggressive cyber operations" against US critical infrastructure and military assets. The US says "China almost certainly is capable of launching cyber attacks that could disrupt critical infrastructure services within the United States, including against oil and gas pipelines, and rail systems." ODNI views China as "the broadest, most active, and persistent cyber espionage threat to US Government and private-sector networks." ![]() Cyber and influence operations were also included, which we will try to summarize here-in case you don't want to read the whole thing or watch the hearing. The 40-page unclassified report covers a wide variety of topics ranging from military capabilities to space programs and economic threats. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has published this week its yearly threat assessment, a report that aggregates intelligence insights on the US' main adversaries. You can subscribe to an audio version of this newsletter as a podcast by searching for "Risky Business News" in your podcatcher or subscribing via this RSS feed. ![]() ![]() This newsletter is brought to you by Airlock Digital, Proofpoint, runZero, and Thinkst Canary. ![]()
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