After six months of interference, the Kremlin has failed to make any significant progress in cyberspace, GCHQ chief Jeremy Fleming said.
Russia is losing the information war with Ukraine and Western countries. This is what the head of the UK Government Communications Center (GCHQ) Jeremy Fleming said in an article by The Economist.
He noted that, as in the case of the ground invasion, Russia’s first “online plans” did not materialize.
“The country’s use of offensive cyber tools is irresponsible and indiscriminate. Their information operations are clumsy … And the Russian military’s attempts to destroy Ukraine’s digital infrastructure and sow discord through cyber capabilities run a persistent, professional and effective cyber defense in Ukraine,” Fleming stressed.
Disinformation on the Internet has quickly become a key part of Russia’s campaign “to create confusion and chaos in Ukraine and beyond,” he said.
“Russia has used this scenario before, with Syria and the Balkans. It aims to sow distrust in information sources, distort Ukraine’s actions and spread false narratives about the reasons for actions of Russia,” the head of the intelligence service said and added. that Western intelligence “shed light on the approach of the Russian state.”
“Right now, President (RF Vladimir) Putin is completely losing the information war with Ukraine and the West. While this is a cause for celebration, we should not underestimate how Russian disinformation works in the rest of the world ,” Fleming said.
He drew attention to the fact that the Russian Federation is trying to coordinate and coordinate cyber capabilities in the conduct of hostilities.
“So far, this hybrid goal has not been successful; the effect is less than we (and they) expected. This is partly due to the fact that Ukraine has proven itself as a very effective cyber defender,” the head of GCHQ summed up.
GCHQ is a British intelligence agency responsible for conducting electronic intelligence and ensuring the protection of information from government agencies and the military.
Source: korrespondent
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