Any single attack on any one country can have global rami- fications . Even before the cur- rent conflict , Russia ’ s NotPetya cyber-attack against Ukraine in 2017 caused indiscriminate damage across governments and critical infrastructure worldwide , including Penn- sylvania ’ s Heritage Valley Health System . The effects of Russia ’ s cyberattack against satellite company Viasat just hours before the country ’ s in- vasion of Ukraine disrupted critical infrastructure well be- yond Ukraine ’ s borders .
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In this climate , every organi- zation – including businesses critical to supply chains and local governments that ad- minister critical services to their residents – are at a higher risk profile for targeting by sophis- ticated nation-state threats .
Taking Action through Partner- ship , Domestically and Abroad
On the threshold of Russia ’ s invasion , U . S . Federal Govern- ment agencies mobilized state and local governments , as well as the private sector , to proac- tively prepare cyber defenses in every organization . The Department of Homeland Secu- rity ( DHS ) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen- cy ( CISA ), ( which was recognized in the 2022 ' ASTORS ' Awards ), “ Shields Up ” campaign of- fered solid guidance to all or- ganizations on implementing baseline cybersecurity prac- tices that would counteract disruptive cyber incidents .
DHS activated law enforcement partnerships around the world to share critical information and build partners ’ capacity
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