Gwladys Laffitte 07:01, February 25, 2022
The war between Russia and Ukraine is also taking place in cyberspace.
A few days before the Russian invasion, Ukrainian government sites had been cyber-attacked.
So, will the position of the countries of the Union, and more particularly that of France, have consequences in our country?
Will France's position against Russia have consequences in our country?
A cyber replica is in any case envisaged by the French government.
And for good reason, a few days before the Russian invasion, Ukrainian government sites had been cyber-attacked.
The alert threshold raised to the highest level
Thursday morning, at the Defense Council, the instruction was passed to raise the alert threshold to the highest level in all the services competent in cyber matters.
A preventive measure above all, because no cyber-threat targeting French organizations has yet been detected, according to ANSSI, the National Agency for Information Systems Security.
She nevertheless called for increased vigilance.
In any case, the authorities anticipate cyberattacks, first in neighboring countries of Ukraine, and which could indirectly reach France.
Countries where French companies are present.
Some have been working on plans for several weeks to physically protect their employees and to strengthen cyber-vigilance on infrastructures.
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Escalate any incident
In France, the gendarmes are instructed to pay attention to their social networks and their professional exchanges.
Cyber officials should remind companies working with Ukraine and Russia to be careful and escalate any incidents that could substantiate a cyber attack.