An FBI intelligence memo from March 18 obtained by CBS has revealed that currently 140 or more Russian–based IP addresses are conducting “abnormal scanning activity” of companies in the U.S. energy sector.

In this second part, I lay out a set of recommendations for ways to help ensure that these entanglements of industry and academia don’t grant companies undue influence over the conditions of knowledge creation and exchange.

AvosLocker is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang that first appeared in mid-2021. It has since become notorious for its attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the United States, including the sectors of financial services, critical manufacturing, and government facilities.