Russia’s War in Ukraine: The War in Cyberspace

Dmytro Dubov, Head of the Information Security and Cyber Security Department of the National Institute for Strategic Studies in Kyiv, examines Russia’s methods of cyberattack against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities, and their impact. He discusses the close coordination between Russia’s cyber and propaganda activities and highlights future challenges for Russia in the IT realm that, if left unaddressed, will degrade its competitiveness in cyberspace. He concludes that Russia has so far failed—at least in part due to Ukraine’s progress in cyber security and defence—to deliver the effects it desired in its cyberattacks against Ukraine.

Download and read the reports :

• Policy Brief No.2. The War in Cyberspace (PDF)
• Policy Brief No.1. The Kremlin’s Aims and Assumptions (PDF)