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The confirmation hearing is today for Chris Inglis to be the first-ever national cyber director.

The U.S. now likens cyberattacks to terrorism. Heres what that could mean cbc.ca 1 hour ago Alexander Panetta © Jonathan Drake/Reuters First came a ransomware attack that caused fuel shortages and lines at U.S. gas stations, as seen here in North Carolina last month. Then came attacks on meat processing operations. The director of the FBI compares this moment to 9/11: A time of reckoning about a threat thats increasingly proven its ability to destabilize society. Hes refer...

After years of warnings, the impact of ransomware finally hits home for regular people.

As ransomware hackers target Americas beef production, experts insist the latest breach was preventable Heres What Philosophers Have to Say About Eating Meat The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been warned about the growing threat of ransomware attacks and how it could be potentially damaging for the United States food industry. According to Politico, the warning from security analysts at the University of Minnesota came just one week before the latest ransomware attack hit ...

Ransomware attacks are closing schools, delaying chemotherapy and derailing everyday life Heather Kelly © Dustin Chambers/For The Washington Post Jerald White pumps gas into a container at a station in Morrow, Ga., on May 13 as demand for gasoline surged following a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline. SAN FRANCISCO — It can feel abstract: A group of organized but faceless criminals hijacking corporate computer systems and demanding millions of dollars in exchange for their ...

Virtually no mandatory cybersecurity rules govern the millions of food and agriculture businesses that account for about a fifth of the U.S. economy. And now, the risk has become real.

It can feel abstract: a group of organized but faceless criminals hijacking corporate computer systems and demanding millions of dollars in exchange for their safe return. But the impact of these ransomware attacks is increasingly, unavoidably, real for everyday people.

Joe Biden’s executive order on cyber-security largely applies to federal agencies. But its core message—that the public and private sectors must collectively defend against increasingly malicious ransomware attacks—should not be lost on companies.

Joe Biden’s executive order on cyber-security largely applies to federal agencies. But its core message—that the public and private sectors must collectively defend against increasingly malicious ransomware attacks—should not be lost on companies.

May 27, 2021 SYDNEY/PARIS – Pressure is growing for an impartial safety probe into the forced landing of a Ryanair jet in Minsk, including a review of the plane’s black boxes — a move fraught with sensitivities over access to evidence, aviation experts said. International condemnation of the scrambling of a fighter jet and the use of what turned out to be a false bomb alert to divert the flight to Minsk and detain a dissident Belarusian journalist has focused mainly on accusation...