WASHINGTON \u2014 After some five months of war raging in Eastern Europe, feared Russian ranks of hackers have had an underwhelming impact on Ukrainian networks and critical infrastructure in the U.S. and other nations. The question is: why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith regard to the Russian use of cyber and our takeaways, there are any number of theories for what we saw and what, frankly, we didn\u2019t see,\u201d Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, said July 20 at the Aspen Security Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSome argue for the deterrence the U.S. has put in place,\u201d she said, pointing to President Joe Biden\u2019s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. \u201cSome argue that it was the result of the extensive cybersecurity preparations Ukraine did, supported by allies and partners. And some argue that we don\u2019t quite know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t