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About a server reportedly used the password "solarwinds123." they exploit the fact that were often careless and lazy. how do you overcome this fundamental asymmetry? we as users have to be perfect all the time, but hackers just need to find one weak link. >> right. thats really a big problem, kim. when you think about it, specifically when we talk about ransomware in the case of colonial pipeline, right now there are hundreds of threat actors that are trying to gain access to vulnerable systems....

>> when you think about it, specifically when we talk about ransomware in the case of colonial pipeline, right now there are hundreds of threat actors that are trying to gain access to vulnerable systems. and they have such a wide variety of attack vectors they can go after that its very difficult to basically protect against all of them. which is why you really need a defense and depth strategy. but you also need cooperation amongst governments to try and make it more expensive for threat actor...

Cyber Extortion Thriving Thanks to Accellion FTA Hits May 20, 2021 May 3, 2021 Compliance euroinfosec) • April 27, 2021     Average and median ransom payments per quarter, based on thousands of cases investigated (Source: Coveware) The zero-day attacks against Accellion File Transfer Appliance users have rewritten the rules of the cyber extortion game, adding a new supply chain trick to ransomware gangs arsenal that theyre sure to repeat. ...

Out and there will be repercussions. yesterday was a great step in the right direction. >> bill: what do you think it says to critics who say you arent taking it seriously enough? >> there is still a lot of work to be done and we have to be relentless in making sure that we dont come up short for the mid-term elections in the next election cycle. so i understand everyones frustration we need to do more. some of the signals that come out seem confusing. the helsinki meeting. election security dol...

We dont know any of that yet, it was not discussed in this open session. >> is it being taken seriously enough by our lawmakers? >> not even close. there is a big build up of attention to this after the 2,000 election. this is far more serious and yet there is resistance on the part of the state officials. many of them not having a moment at all, theyre saying we got there, there is no problem here. >> what would you do? >> i would make sure they get good intelligence about the sorts of methods ...

Now as ron said it could be that they did not have anything sufficient to share with the american public at that time. i think youre going to see comey again rely on the ongoing investigation into russian interference to try and avoid getting too much into what they knew and when they knew it. >> is there anything that you think that he can say today thats going to kind of answer some of the questions or calm some of the concerns that people have? >> you know, i really dont see it. i agree with ...

Resolved. how did they manage to pull off such a massive operation. lets get the latest details. thank you for joining us. i really think this is an under reported story here because there are so many questions. there are more questions than answers mp answers. it takes advantage of connected devices at home. it is the internet of things. it is able to help them work in concert so we are looking at a broader issue to effect consumers. we went to the company that was hacked. we got exclusive acce...

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