DDoS as a weapon in a hybrid war. Resilience in the defense of critical infrastructure. Offensive cyber operations against Russia. LockBit claims to have hit Mandiant, but their claim looks baseless. Rick Howard joins us with thoughts on trends he\u2019s tracking at the RSA conference. Our guest is Dr. Diane Janosek from NSA with insights on personal resilience. Effects of ransomware on businesses.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/109\n\nSelected reading.\nUkraine at D+102: Ukraine's SSSCIP on cyber war. (The CyberWire)\xa0\nMajor DDoS attacks increasing after invasion of Ukraine (SearchSecurity)\xa0\nThe Russia\u2013Ukraine War: Ukraine\u2019s resistance in the face of hybrid warfare (Observer Research Foundation)\nUkraine Symposium - U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine (Lieber Institute: Articles of War)\xa0\nRussia ready to cooperate with all states in cyber domain (UNI India)\nLockBit 2.0 gang claims Mandiant as latest victim; Mandiant sees no evidence of it (CyberScoop)\nMandiant: \u201cNo evidence\u201d we were hacked by LockBit ransomware (BleepingComputer)\xa0\nCybereason Ransomware True Cost to Business Study Reveals Organizations Pay Multiple Ransom Demands (Cybereason)\nAverage Ransom Payment Up 71% This Year, Approaches $1 Million (Palo Alto Networks Blog)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices