The US fears the possibility of cyber-attacks, with the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, top us officials warned business leaders to invest in cyber security, fearing the evolution of warfare as digital. Russia is no stranger to using cyber warfare and hacking strategies in order to weaken institutions or businesses.
In 2015, hackers managed to turn off power in certain areas of the Ukraine
In 2017 a ransomware attack dubbed “NotPetya” wreaked havoc on its victims by locking them out of their own files.
in May 2021, a group of Russian hackers named DarkSide breached Colonial Pipeline Co.
In order to protect your data in the event of cyber attacks against the us. Laptop mag recommends using multifactor authentication, anti-malware tools, switch passwords regularly, back up data and encrypt your data.
