Deterring Russian Hacking Will Take More Than Latest Sanctions, Experts Say

NextGov: Sanctions the Trump administration announced Friday against Russian government officials and oligarchs are a major step forward in U.S. efforts to curb Russian cyber aggression.

Those sanctions alone, however, are unlikely to change Russian behavior in cyberspace, Russia watchers told Nextgov.

“It’s a start, but this is a long campaign that’s going to last for years,” said Jim Lewis, a top cyber official at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who previously worked for the State and Commerce departments.

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