Cyber security risks are very real issues for all countries around the world. The more technologically advanced and more reliant on technology a country is, the more devastating an attack would be to a country’s economy. Even on a smaller scale, individual citizens are often the intended targets of cybercrime, often falling victim to phishing attacks or other scams. The United States of America as a whole has a sophisticated cybersecurity initiative, but this doesn’t give the U.S. impunity to cyber-attacks.

 The United States faces various cyber threats, to include state-sponsored attacks. The U.S. is often the target of these types of attacks due to its position on the world stage and its extensive digital presence. These state-sponsored attacks often target our critical infrastructure, financial institutions and our government agencies. Since the U.S. is often targeted by adversaries in an attempt to exploit weaknesses in our systems to cripple our country. The U.S. is targeted so much so that the United States government decided to heavily invest in cybersecurity, establishing agencies like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

 Russia, on the other hand, is often associated with and accused of conducting state-sponsored cyber-attacks. Russia has been accused of election interference as well as using sophisticated malware to conduct cyber-attacks. Like the United States of America, Russia also has advanced cyber capabilities. Russia utilizes their skilled hacking groups for both intelligence gathering and strategic attacks. They also focus heavily on information warfare, primarily spreading false information to their own citizens as well as the rest of the world. Unlike the United States, Russia does not have any know regulatory cyber cybersecurity framework, which is why overall, the United States has a better cyber security program than theirs.

 Overall, both Russia and the United States face significant and sophisticated cyber threats.