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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable - why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem
Terry Thompson, Johns Hopkins University
May 10, 2021
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Terry Thompson, Johns Hopkins University
(THE CONVERSATION) Takeaways:
· Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers.
· Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives.
· U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority.