“My administration is committed to safeguarding our critical infrastructure, much of which is privately owned and managed like Colonial,” Biden said at the White House. “Private entities are making their own determinations on cybersecurity.”
The Colonial Pipeline hack has shined a light on long standing concerns around private industry owning and operating the vast majority of the nation’s critical infrastructure, often leading to less transparency for the federal government into security operations.
It has also raised concerns that the oil and gas sector has less oversight than other utilities.
In the wake of the ransomware attack on the pipeline carried out by a criminal organization known as DarkSide, according to the FBI officials are taking a closer look at the sector.
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A woman works in a coffee shop in New York s Chinatown on February 13, 2020 in New York City. Small and medium businesses often have distinct challenges tied to cybersecurity. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Small to medium-sized businesses have drastically different cybersecurity preparedness, capacity and overall posture than their king-sized brethren. It should not be much of a surprise then, that SMB cybersecurity advocates are lobbying the Biden administration for small business-specific cybersecurity federal policies to complement an approach often focused on big players and government entities.Â
SMBs need to be addressed separately, say advocates, because encouraging cybersecurity in smaller firms is fundamentally different than larger firms. Several issues exist solely due to scale. Hiring a dedicated cybersecurity employee in a 10-man office is increasing the workforce by 10%. Without dedicated resources to address the problem, they are less equipped to understand
Cyber Readiness Institute Calls on Biden Administration To Make Small Business Cybersecurity a National Priority
WASHINGTON, DC, May 5, 2021 – The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) is urging the Biden Administration to take specific actions to protect small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are vital components of global supply chains, from cyber-attacks. In a white paper released today, “The Urgent Need to Strengthen the Cyber Readiness of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses”, the non-profit Institute notes that SMBs need easier access to cybersecurity resources and require prescriptive, easy-to-adopt programs that impact their everyday operations and focus on human behavior.
The recent attacks on the U.S. digital infrastructure through the compromise of SMBs underscore the urgent need to address critical gaps in national cyber defenses. SMBs are essential components of global supply chains, operated by the U.S. government and large corporations, and create potential