2019 Azbee Awards of Excellence

Category

Online > Web Feature Article > Heartland

Awarded to

Steve Ranger, UK Editor-in-Chief

Entry details

Can Russian hackers be stopped? Here's why it might take 20 years

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Publication name: TechRepublic
Publishing company: CBS Interactive
Website home page: https://www.techrepublic.com/

Please describe the publication's mission and readership:

TechRepublic is a multiplatform publication that helps professionals make smart decisions about technology. With over 10 million readers in over 150 countries, TechRepublic has become one of the world's most widely read publications on B2B technology since its launch in May 1999. Its users run the gamut from entrepreneurs and small business owners to software engineers and CIOs. TechRepublic provides them with news analysis, tips, best practices, case studies, and advice. As a 21st century brand, TechRepublic tells stories in many different ways, including feature stories, tutorials, long-form reports, explainer videos, multimedia slideshows, and social media posts. The goal of all TechRepublic content is to help its users make great technology decisions that can improve their organizations and make them more innovative and efficient than ever.

Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:

UK Editor-in-Chief Steve Ranger offered an in-depth look into why deterring cyberattacks by state-backed hackers is complicated, and why the stakes keep getting higher. He focused on how the political leaders in the United States, Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran have approached and responded to matters of cybersecurity; in particular, Ranger examined the allegations that Russian hackers impacted the results of the 2016 US presidential election. Based on his interviews with cybersecurity experts, he reported that successfully deterring Russian hackers could take at least 20 years. Ranger also provided a brief history of cyber-deterrence for these countries from May 2014 through October 2018. TechRepublic has a global audience, and our readers have expressed great interest in stories about cyberwar, cyberespionage, and cyber-deterrence.

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/can-russian-hackers-be-stopped-heres-why-it-might-take-20-years/

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