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Why the attackers conducted a "dry run"; What the true motives were for the attack, which apparently was waged by Russian hackers; How the incident could lead to better cyberthreat and intelligence information sharing. White House Update Meanwhile, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the Biden administration was still weighing its options for how to respond to the attack, but the response could come soon. "We have asked the intelligence community to do further work to sharpe...

Experts from across government, the private sector and security research community will vote on the most pressing issues in the field.

In an update on the investigation into the SolarWinds supply chain attack, Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger said the Biden administration is

Hackers are targeting Covid-19 vaccine supply chains and individuals seeking vaccinations. It’s time to boost immunity from pandemic cybersecurity threats.

The Biden administration also proposes spending $1 billion for several other cybersecurity and IT initiatives, including: $200 million for the rapid hiring of security experts to work for the Office of the U.S. Chief Information Security Officer as well as the Digital Service unit in the White House; $300 million to fund additional IT projects within the GSA; $690 million for a CISA project designed to improve monitoring and incident response across federal agencies. The proposed new spending o...

State sponsored cyberattacks are not just intefering with governments anymore – more and more they are impacting private enterprise

President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives on a charge of inciting an insurrection after a riot at the U.S. Capitol led to the deaths

In less than a month, President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office and immediately confront a list of cybersecurity problems ranging from a now-leaderless Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to the SolarWinds breach, which affected large portions of the federal government and private industry. Before the election, Biden spoke generally about how his approach to foreign policy, such as rebuilding alliances with European allies, and how a more direct approach to Russia would s...

SHARE The Covid-19 pandemic upended many businesses in 2020 that led to mass layoffs and budget-cuts. But cyber security is one of the few industries that remained largely immune to the downturn and also offered good returns on investment. With more people working remotely and staying online for longer hours, there was also an increase in the users’ vulnerability to cyber attacks. The cyber security market is forecast to be worth $363.05 billion in 2025, almost 125 per cent more than the amou...

Dec 18, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation’s cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks. The hack compromised federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo, the Cybers...