Thread by @jseldin

NEW: #Russia's war in #Ukraine & #cyber - "We have learned a tremendous amount" @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA Gen. Paul Nakasone tells @CFR_org

Says #Ukraine has hardened its networks & has been a step ahead of the Russians in #cyberspace

"Having 10 folks on the ground that are tied back to our command & our agency, that's power I think is really helpful" per @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA re US #cyber aid to #Ukraine

Says US "surged to well over 30...we flooded the zone" to help #Kyiv in #cyber

#Ukraine's warnings abt looming #cyber attacks by #Russia on energy, financial sectors - "They have gone after energy, certainly" @CISAJen tells @CFR_org

"We've been working very closely w/the energy sector ... we are not at a place where we should be putting our shields down"

"The environment is very difficult. The #Russia|ns are very unpredictable. Their back is up against the wall" per @CISAJen

"We've seen these horrific kinetic attacks again civilian infrastructure & we may be seeing a lot worse coming"

re #cyber #ransomware cascading attacks

"We have seen an uptick in things like reconnaissance & scanning" per @CISAJen, based on info from pvt sector partners

re possible #Russia cyber threats

"We see scanning all the time" per @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA, noting importance of calling out/sharing warnings/advisories on #malware

"We should remain very concerned, very vigilant abt potential attacks on US critical infrastructure" per @CISAJen but calls Monday's #DDoS attacks on US airports "a nuisance at best"

Says @CISAgov was in touch with airports, official last week & over the weekend

Despite calling the #DDos attacks a nuisance, @CISAJen warns, "this could be the leading edge of other types of attacks"

"We could see deliberate attacks as far as retaliation [from #Russia] on our critical infrastructure. We could see #ransomware ..."

#Election2022 - "We are seeing no significant indications of attacks that are being planned right now but this for us is a matter of vigilance" per @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA

US has sent #HuntForward teams to a number of countries to look for new tradecraft that countries like #Russia #China #Iran might use aim at #Election2022,
per @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA

Asked if they've found anything, Gen Nakasone says "Not yet"

Current environment for #Election2022 "pretty difficult given the #disinformation piece" per @CISAJen

"There is...some portion of the American public that does not believe in the legitimacy of the 2020 election..." she says

Threat landscape right now in #cyber - "#Russia's the hurricane, #China's the climate change" per @CISAJen

Lesson from #Russia-#Ukraine in #cyber: "Presence matters" per @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA says having having @US_CYBERCOM team in #Kyiv

"We were surprised that the #Ukrainians were able to withstand the #cyberattacks that they dealt with" per @CISAJen

#Russia's kinetic attacks, "criminal in nature...have overshadowed the cyber activity that occurred against gvt networks, against critical infrastructure..."

"I've been incredibly impressed" w/#Ukraine' #cyber defense, per @CISAJen

Says US, #Latvia, #Estonia, #Lithuania, #Poland, #CzechRepublic also have partnered w/#Ukraine to help