{"id":9042,"date":"2022-03-05T15:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T02:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=9042"},"modified":"2022-03-05T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T02:10:49","slug":"when-hacking-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=9042","title":{"rendered":"When hacking can help."},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Ukraine is pretty well known for tech innovation. In fact it was worth $US6.8 Billion last year\u00a0 Ukraine\u2019s Booming Tech Outsourcing Sector at Risk After Russian Invasion – WSJ<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0On top of that \u2018legitimate\u2019 work, Ukraine has also been home to some of the eastern-European hacking scams that we\u2019ve seen over recent years.<\/p>\n

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Normally that hacking would be a bad thing.\u00a0 But not now.<\/h2>\n

Right now, the Ukrainian hackers are embroiled In the front lines of the war with Russia.<\/h3>\n

Hackers and Cyber-experts around the world have joined to defend Ukraine\u2019s IT and attack Russia\u2019s. \u00a0From \u2018The time is now and the place is here\u2019: Cyber vendors, volunteers rush free security to Ukraine (scmagazine.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

We wish them well.\u00a0 I never thought I\u2019d be cheering on hackers, but right now, they are making a difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reuters report they are attacking the railway network of the Russian puppet state Belarus. We know that this country was used to launch troops into the Ukraine so screwing up their logistics can only help.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s ‘IT army’ targets Belarus railway network, Russian GPS | Reuter<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n

They have already caused havoc with the Russian GPS service \u201cGLONASS\u201d\u2013 and that has to hurt.<\/p>\n

It is part of a call from the Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorovto to create an \u201cIT Army\u201d bringing together resources from as far as Starlink \u2013 the Elon Musk project that has also been delivering internet to Tonga in the wake of their volcanic eruption and tsunami recently. There are reported 250,000 hackers in the army now<\/strong> and they\u2019ve turned their attention to the railways and power grids.<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE Ukraine to seek action against Russia from about 50 gaming, cloud and other tech firms | Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

Ukrainian cyber resistance group targets Russian power grid, railways | Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UkrainainHackers.png” title_text=”UkrainainHackers” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||39px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]It\u2019s not just individuals and private businesses. Larger players are involved too<\/strong>. Symantec and Sentinel One are cyber firms who are leaning in to support the Ukraine. It was widely reported when SWIFT withdrew from supporting Russian banks for any electronic funds transfers, and that is just the start.<\/p>\n

The tech-giants are there too\u00a0 \u2013 from Google blocking access to tools and apps to Russian users, to SAP and Oracle withdrawing from Russia. Microsoft are offering threat detection to help limit the harm the Russian cyber-teams are bringing to the Ukraine and Amazon are offering logistics and cyber-security resources. Andy Jassy on Twitter: “The situation in Ukraine is deeply concerning, and gets more so each day. Amazon stands with the people of Ukraine, and will continue to help. (1\/2)” \/ Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Some smaller software businesses have created a coalition to raise funds for the Ukraine – Ukraine Strong | Tech Coalition For Ukraine.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Microsoft and Intel have left the Russian market –\u00a0Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia – Microsoft On the Issues <\/a>and Intel\u2019s Decades-Old Russian Software Operations Underscore Tough Choices for U.S. Tech Firms \u2014 The Information<\/a><\/p>\n

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The new battle front is the digital world.\u00a0 Let\u2019s hope the internet is resilient enough to support the fight.<\/h4>\n

Brace for the Russian response<\/h3>\n

EU Ministers are creating a fighting fund to combat the inevitable Russian response. EU countries call for cybersecurity emergency response fund -document | Reuters<\/a>\u00a0 Let’s hope they are successful because so much of what we do here in NZ is reliant on internet services overseas. From banking to trading to research, and especially communications, we’re relying on internet services from all around the world. Let’s just be prepared![\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukraine is pretty well known for tech innovation. In fact it was worth $US6.8 Billion last year\u00a0 Ukraine\u2019s Booming Tech Outsourcing Sector at Risk After Russian Invasion – WSJ.\u00a0 \u00a0On top of that \u2018legitimate\u2019 work, Ukraine has also been home to some of the eastern-European hacking scams that we\u2019ve seen over recent years.   Normally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}