Top Threats

NSA, CiSA, FBI Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Target Cleared Defense Contractor Networks to Obtain Sensitive U.S. Defense Information and Technology

  • 1.  NSA, CiSA, FBI Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Target Cleared Defense Contractor Networks to Obtain Sensitive U.S. Defense Information and Technology

    Posted Feb 17, 2022 11:08:00 AM
      |   view attached
    Hi All,

    NSA, CiSA, FBI just published Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Target Cleared Defense Contractor Networks to Obtain Sensitive U.S. Defense Information and Technology

    From at least January 2020, through February 2022, the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security
    Agency (NSA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
    Security Agency (CISA) have observed regular targeting
    of U.S. cleared defense contractors (CDCs) by Russian
    state-sponsored cyber actors. The actors have targeted
    both large and small CDCs and subcontractors with
    varying levels of cybersecurity protocols and resources.
    These CDCs support contracts for the U.S. Department
    of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community in the
    following areas:

    • Command, control, communications, and combat systems;
    • Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting;
    • Weapons and missile development;
    • Vehicle and aircraft design; and
    • Software development, data analytics, computers, and logistics.

    ------------------------------
    Michael Roza CPA, CISA, CIA, MBA, Exec MBA
    ------------------------------