Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow (Military Times) The last known call between the leaders was in July.
Russia planning massive military offensive against Ukraine involving 175,000 troops, U.S. intelligence warns (Washington Post) As tensions mount between Washington and Moscow over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence has found the Kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive as soon as early next year involving up to 175,000 troops, according to U.S. officials and an intelligence document obtained by The Washington Post.
US intelligence estimates Russian troop levels on Ukraine border could reach 175,000 (CNN) New US intelligence findings estimate Russia could begin a military offensive in Ukraine in a matter of months as it amasses up to 175,000 troops along the border, a startling escalation that President Joe Biden has warned could lead to severe consequences.
The Shoals of Ukraine (Foreign Affairs) Why has Ukraine been a stumbling block for U.S. foreign policy since the end of the Cold War?
US warns Russia as Kremlin talks about war threat in Ukraine (Military Times) “The probability of hostilities in Ukraine still remains high,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters.
Biden warns Russia’s Vladimir Putin against Ukraine invasion (Military Times) There are signs that the White House and Kremlin are close to arranging a conversation next week between Biden and Putin
Russia tells U.S. to look in ‘mirror” before accusing Kremlin of aggression to Ukraine (Newsweek) Russian foreign affair’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova referred to NATO campaigns in Iraq, Libya and Syria and Yugoslavia.
SecDef Austin ‘very concerned’ about Russian aggression toward Ukraine (Breaking Defense) “They’ve invaded before, and as we look at the numbers of forces that are in the border region, as we look at some of the things that are occurring in the information space, as we look at what’s going on in the cyber domain, it really raises our concern,” Austin said.
Top Army officer warns of ‘terrible impact’ from Russian posture near Ukraine (Breaking Defense) The Kremlin could be preparing a multi-front invasion of Ukraine early next year, US intelligence reportedly says.
U.S. should expect cyberattacks in any struggle for Taiwan (Defense News) Several U.S. defense leaders said they are worried that any confrontation with China over Taiwan would lead to a wave of significant cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure that could disrupt day-to-day life.
We know who is attacking us and we know how to get even, says Israel’s cyber defense chief (CNN) In a nondescript office park in the desert town of Be’er Sheva, a “war room” filled with screens showing various maps, rolling information, and graphics inform around a dozen or so staffers, manning computers at the central heart of Israel’s civilian cyber defense system.
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. to Urge Democracies to Sanction Corrupt Foreign Officials, Human-Rights Abusers (Wall Street Journal) The sanctions will be imposed in the lead-up to the Biden administration’s virtual Summit for Democracy scheduled for Thursday and Friday, administration officials said.
Telcos to get expanded scam-blocking powers through telecommunications law amendment (ZDNet) Telstra is developing a new cyber safety capability designed to automatically detect and block scam SMS messages in light of new regulatory changes for the telecommunications sector.
Is the UK government’s new IoT cybersecurity bill fit for purpose? (TechCrunch) Security experts find flaws in the U.K. government’s bill to secure IoT devices.
China’s Initial Draft Regulations on the Management of Online Data Security: Important Takeaways (Alston & Bird) On November 14, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft Regulations on the Management of Online Data Security (the “Regulations”) for China’s data privacy and security laws, including the Cybersecurity Law (CSL), Data Security Law (DSL), and Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).
Huawei sanctions snarled chip supply chains (Axios) The U.S.’s success at hobbling the Chinese firm’s phone business left winners and losers.
Pegasus: ‘No Plan to Ban NSO Group; Don’t Know If the US Blacklisted It,’ Says Centre (The Wire) The question on NSO Group was raised by Samajwadi Party MPs Vishambhar Prasad Nishad and Sukhram Singh Yadav in the Rajya Sabha on December 3.
White House Readies Plan to Boost Cybersecurity of Water Supply (Wall Street Journal) The Biden administration is readying a proposal to shore up the cybersecurity of the U.S. water supply, a system maintained by thousands of organizations with sometimes glaring vulnerabilities to hackers.
US Issues Cybersecurity Directive for Airlines and Railroads (Infosecurity Magazine) Train and plane operators ordered to report cyber-breaches to federal government
TSA Requires Rail and Airports to Strengthen Cybersecurity (SecurityWeek) The Transportation Security Administration is issuing new directives and recommendations aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity defenses of U.S. rail and airport operators.
TSA Issues Security Rules For Rail Operators (Decipher) Several new Security Directives, released by the TSA, aim to improve the security postures of rail and aviation entities.
U.S. faces urgent anti-hacker crisis (Axios) Recent hacker attacks are propelling new and more diverse cybersecurity recruitment.
The scramble to fix Biden’s plan for the future of the internet (Protocol) The White House is planning to unveil its Alliance for the Future of the Internet this week following a month of pushback and a mad dash to reshape the ambitious proposal.
Cybersecurity for Idiots (Lawfare) One of cybersecurity’s major challenges is cyberstupidity, and regulators struggle to keep pace with rapidly changing technologies. Adopting a cybersecurity approach conceptually modeled on tort’s negligence per se doctrine, regulators can reduce widespread failures.
Administrative Arrangement for Transfer of Personal Data Between European Commission and Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency and its Importance (Lexology) “Regulation on Medical Devices” and “Regulation on In vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices” were prepared and published in the Official Gazette on 2 June…
The Fall of a Russian Cyberexecutive Who Went Against the Kremlin (Bloomberg) Ilya Sachkov, who’s been charged with treason in Russia, is alleged to have given the U.S. information about the “Fancy Bear” operation that sought to influence the U.S. election.
