Experts Urge Sober Assessment of Russian Hacking

Worries over disinformation played a strong role in expert reaction to McFadden. "This kind of language also does Russia's job for it, given that Russian intelligence wants to create panic and weaken societal resilience through cyber operations," said Jamie MacColl, a cyber research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. "Resisting Russian cyberattacks requires psychological as well as cyber resilience, and this rests on clear and calm rhetoric and guidance from the government.