As Russian troops continue to advance into Ukraine, Ukrainian officials are shoring up their defenses on another front: cyberspace.
Ukraine has long dealt with cyberattacks from Russian hackers.
But security experts, lawmakers and others are concerned a further digital escalation between the two countries could kick off an international cyber crisis.
Congressman Ed Case called for Hawaiʻi businesses and residents alike to take extra care to make sure they are protected against cyberattacks.
Matthew Chapman is a cybersecurity expert and professor at the University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu. He said there are a number of steps you can take to keep yourself safe in cyberspace.
"I would highlight the need to update software and applications as soon as the patches and updates are available," Chapman told HPR.
"Second, I would make sure I activate multi-factor authentication wherever it’s available. It’s also important to turn off your computers, turn off your phones and your tablets whenever they are not in use. Secure the equipment itself, secure anybody from using, or trying to exploit the machine, but it allows these patches to install at startup," he said.
Chapman said to check out the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s website at cisa.gov.
This interview aired on The Conversation on March 3, 2022. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.
