Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith joined Fox News' 'Special Report' to analyze the state of foreign cyberthreats, particularly from Russia.
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith provides insight into foreign nations' 'cyber influence operations' in the United States on 'Special Report.'
Microsoft's vice chair said it is important for tech companies like his to be vigilant in the new era of cyberattacks, influence operations and other related threats from foreign adversaries.underlined to"Special Report" anchor Bret Baier that censorship is not the proper avenue to keeping the public safe, but instead providing important context and information so that"old-fashioned, American common sense" can be one's guide.
"We've really seen two things over the last 60 days in particular," Smith said."We've seen the Russian Army escalate its use of cyber-weapons both against targets in Ukraine, more civilian targets, those related to electricity and the like, but also outside Ukraine. We've identified Russian attacks on six targets in Poland — in some cases, transportation and logistics firms.
"I think part of the Russian strategy is to fight a long war, hurt the civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and try to erode public support both in Ukraine and across NATO," he said. Smith later added:"The Russians have a well documented, long-demonstrated ability to work with, say, Russian ex-pats, sympathizers — they can seek to organize, and then they use internet and cyber-influence operations to really try to fan the flames of popular dissent."
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