Russian cyberattacks: Joe Biden asks companies to protect themselves

US President Joe Biden today calls on companies to better protect themselves against possible cyberattacks from Russia. He thinks the country could virtually go on the attack in response to Western sanctions imposed following the war in Ukraine.

Joe Biden fears Russian cyberattacks

“My administration reiterates these warnings based on ever-changing intelligence data that the Russian state is considering different avenues of potential cyberattacks”wrote the president in a press release issued by the White House. “My administration will continue to use all possible tools to deter, disrupt and, if necessary, respond to cyberattacks on critical infrastructure”adds the American president.

Computer attacks are part of the “strategy manual” guiding the Russian state, insists Joe Biden, for whom he is today “crucial to accelerate the task of strengthening our internal IT security”. According to the White House, essential infrastructure could be targeted, mainly operated and owned by the American private sector.

“We still have so much to do to gain assurance that we have locked down all digital gateways, especially to the capital services that Americans rely on”confirmed Anne Neuberger, an official responsible for these questions.