CISA Prepares Malware Guidance Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is preparing to release guidance on how to identify and mitigate risks of misinformation and malware attacks, given rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, CISA Director Jen Easterly said Friday. CISA hasn’t identified specific, credible threats to the “U.S. homeland,” but agencies and entities need to be ready for digital risk, she said during an Aspen Institute livestream. Private entities are more likely to experience threats first, so it’s important for businesses to report incidents to CISA, she said. That way the government can assess “seemingly disparate events,” she said.