A new report from the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI) highlights the strength of Ukraine’s defence against an “unprecedented” Russian offensive.

The analysis delves into the role of cyber criminals and political hacktivists in the conflict, as well as critical questions around industry support for Ukraine’s cyber resilience.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)-commissioned report from the ECCRI provides independent insights into the dynamics of the digital battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The research unveils the “unprecedented” evolution in scale and pace of Russia’s activity, with the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, taking a leading role.

Despite the relentless cyber attacks, Ukraine has demonstrated exceptional resilience, effectively withstanding the hostility through bolstered cyber defences.

The ECCRI report commends the country’s “incredible resilience and determination” in response to the Russian cyber onslaught.

The comprehensive study presents new perspectives on the involvement of cyber criminals and political hacktivists in the ongoing conflict, while also raising crucial questions about the role of the industry in supporting Ukraine’s cyber resilience.

The findings are contained in The Cyber Dimensions of the Russia-Ukraine War, a report from the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI).

George Allison
George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on national radio and television to discuss current events. George is on Twitter at @geoallison

12 COMMENTS

  1. Aye cyber just what Ukraine needs pity they couldn’t Chanel some of that “strength” into the defence of Bakhmut which they are about to lose (only one stronghold remaining)

    the MOD latest tweets are an embarrassment completely ignoring reality just spin and deflection.

    how many more poor Ukrainians are they gonna sacrifice on the alter of this NATO proxy war …… but hey cyber that’s where it’s at

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      • no I never said anything about surrender but maybe if the West promoted peace and put as much effort into de-escalation ,ending the senseless killing..

        Absolutely 100% the msm aren’t telling the public the truth on what is happening there. For they know full well if they did the public support would quickly evaporate. It’s fine to pick a side as you well know I support neither however instead of never ending ridiculous propaganda we should get the truth or the reality of the situation.

        Alas reality and truth don’t seem popular amongst the powers that be with even elected MP’s getting their legs taken for citing facts. This is how the control of narrative goes………

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      • Diplomacy. Honouring Minsk 1 and 2 could of worked, the proposed talks Putin put forward before the war started, the talks Putin had with Kiev just after the war started and Boris did his little trip killing those off. Unfortunately we are past all those options, there is no one in the west to talk to anymore

        • woooaaah woaaah HM gov with Boris sabotaging peace talks? the London boys ain’t believing that 🤪they’ll have you kitted out in tinfoil for claiming that 😂 ………‘Agenda’s ” those mythical things that don’t exist 😉 Wee Vlod wouldn’t have been able anyways as he would have been strung up from a lamp post in Kiev by the Asov crew.

          nobody in here has the faintest idea about Minsk 1 or 2 they think it’s a Netflix series

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    • Yep NATO told Pootin to invade so we can supply weapons to kick your arse didn’t they?🙄 Have you actually noticed in Bakhmut the Orcs are only gaining 1/2 blocks at a time and that is happening every 48 hrs or so? Looks more like a planned pull back by the Ukr than actually being pushed out!

  2. I wonder what input GCHQ/NSA have had in this. I believe quite a lot, considering there was a brief news report of Brit Cyber experts in Ukraine last year.

  3. Lots going on above our heads at the moment.

    Thales seizes control of satellite in cyber-security exercise
    “Thales was able to gain access to and directly control the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) OPS-SAT nanosatellite during the Cysat cyber-security exercise held in Paris from 26 to 27 April.

    According to the company, participants used a variety of ethical hacking techniques to take control of the system used to manage the payload’s global positioning system, altitude control system, and camera.”

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    • UK issues tender for new electro-optical satellite
      “The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a tender for the design and manufacture of an electro-optical (EO) satellite known as Juno under the Minerva programme.

      Announced on 26 April, the GBP40 million (USD50 million) three-and-a-half-year project is seeking a high-resolution EO satellite for space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) purposes that will eventually be integrated into the MoD’s GBP970 million multi-satellite constellation ISTARI programme.”

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      • SDA Tracking Layer satellites clear critical design review
        The prototype low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites designed for the Tracking Layer of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA’s) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) have cleared the critical design review (CDR), marking a key milestone for the architecture’s ongoing development.”

        LINK

      • Yes, UKAFC Tweets have covered this recently. Titania. Minerva. Prometheus 2, Oberon, and so on.

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