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The Biden administration is rolling out a 100-day plan to improve cybersecurity and address cyberthreats across the nation s electrical grid.
The White House says the program is part of a broader cybersecurity plan designed to address issues across the nation s critical infrastructure.
The 100-day initiative will involve government agencies that are responsible for the security of critical infrastructure as well as businesses and private utilities that oversee or own infrastructure, such as electrical distribution systems that deliver power to homes. Public-private partnership is paramount to the administration s efforts because protecting our nation s critical infrastructure is a shared responsibility of government and the owners and operators of that infrastructure, says Emily Horne, a spokesperson for the National Security Council.
Russia s President Vladimir Putin and China s Xi Jinping walk down the stairs as they arrive for a BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
President Joe Biden faces a nightmare scenario of global consequence: increasing Sino-Russian strategic cooperation aimed at undermining US influence and at upending Biden’s efforts to rally democratic allies.
It is the most significant and underrecognized test of Biden’s leadership yet: It could be the defining challenge of his presidency.
This past week, Russia and China simultaneously escalated their separate military activities and threats to the sovereignty of Ukraine and Taiwan respectively countries whose vibrant independence is an affront to Moscow and Beijing but lies at the heart of US and allies’ interests in their regions.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping look to gain advantage early on in Biden’s presidency, as the U.S. president also contends with.
FBI opens investigation into China every 10 hours, says director ANI | Updated: Apr 15, 2021 08:30 IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray told US Senate Intelligence Committee members on Wednesday (local time) that the agency is opening an investigation into various Chinese government actions every 10 hours. We re opening a new investigation into China every 10 hours, and I can assure the committee that s not because our folks don t have anything to do with their time, Wray said at the committee s annual worldwide threats hearing, as reported by The Hill. We have now over 2,000 investigations that tie back to the Chinese government, he added.
Biden, Merkel Consult On Russian Military Buildup Along Border With Ukraine
April 15, 2021 02:43 GMT
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U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed that a reduction of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine would help de-escalate tensions in the region, Merkel s office said in a statement. The chancellor and the president agreed it is necessary to demand Russia draw down its latest troop reinforcements in order to de-escalate the situation, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said after the two leaders spoke by phone on April 14.
Recent photographs, video, and other data suggest major movements of Russian armed units toward or near Ukraine s border and into occupied Crimea, fueling concerns that Russia is preparing to send forces into Ukraine.