Бывший заместитель директора NSA Chris Inglis: "Россия в отличие от Китая хочет навредить критической инфраструктуре США и управляет 200,000 вредоносных имплантов на в ней"
Russian hackers pose a greater threat to U.S. critical infrastructure than their Chinese counterparts, a former intelligence official warned water utility executives in Washington yesterday.
"When I think about the Chinese and the Russians, they're both dangerous: Both of those are in conflict with us," said Chris Inglis, former deputy director of the National Security Agency. "But the Russians are far more dangerous because they mean to do us harm. Only by doing us harm can they achieve their end purposes."
Beijing poses a major cyberespionage threat to U.S. companies but, in contrast to Russia's government, can be more effectively deterred based on its close ties to the American economy, Inglis said at a cybersecurity symposium hosted by the National Association of Water Companies.
"Why are the Russians, as we speak, managing 200,000 implants in U.S. critical infrastructure — malware, which has no purpose to be there for any legitimate intelligence reason?" asked Inglis, now managing director at Paladin Capital Group and a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. "Probably as a signal to us to say: We can affect you as much as your sanctions can affect us."
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