Russia

Russian Information Warfare in Chechnya

The roots of the Russian Information Warfare doctrine largely stems from Russia’s experience in Chechnya in the late 1990s. Understanding the Russian experience in the Chechen wars can help us learn more about their motivations for their actions in the present Ukraine conflict and other Russian influence operations.
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible

If you use this link to purchase this book, Amazon will donate a portion of the proceeds to Key Terrain Cyber. Peter Pomerantsev, a British journalist and television producer,…
Information Operations Troops

The Information Operations Troops constitutes a military formation within the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, operating under the authority of the Ministry of Defense. This entity, somewhat analogous…
Other Russian Malicious Cyber Actors

Internet Research Agency The Internet Research Agency (IRA), dubbed a Russian “troll farm” by the western media played a critical role in Russian influence operations online since at least…
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)

The Russian SVR, or Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki (Foreign Intelligence Service), is one of the primary intelligence agencies in Russia. Established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union,…
Federal Security Service (FSB)

The FSB, or Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (Федеральная Служба Безопасности Российской Федерации in Russian), is the principal security agency and intelligence service of the Russian government….
Main Intelligence Agency of the Armed Forces (GRU)

The GRU, or Main Intelligence Agency, is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The acronym GRU stands for…
Russian Federation Cyber Order of Battle

Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Federal Security Service (FSB) Main Intelligence Agency (GRU) Other Malicious Cyber Actors Key Terrain Cyber is dedicated to the professional development of our cyber workforce…
A Short History of Russia: How the World’s Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

If you use this link to purchase this book, Amazon will donate a portion of the proceeds to Key Terrain Cyber. Mark Galeotti’s “A Short History of Russia” provides…
Messing with the Enemy

If you use this link to purchase this book, Amazon will donate a portion of the proceeds to Key Terrain Cyber. In “Messing with the Enemy,” Clint Watts delivers…