No Cybergeddon: Evaluating the Lessons We Have Learned from the Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar

Konzept & Moderation: Julia Berghofer / ELN Policy Fellow

One year into the war in Ukraine, and while it is clear that cyber has played a role in the conflict, it has not played the dominant role that many had expected. Russian cyber operations have been limited and have seemingly held little in the way of strategic impact on the battlefield. 

The world has not yet witnessed “cybergeddon” but instead, a conventional war of attrition combined with nuclear threats. It is unclear if cyber’s limited role in Ukraine is a demonstration of a lack of offensive …