President Joe Biden during the January inauguration (Source: Wikipedia)
As the Biden administration makes final preparations over the next several weeks to respond to the attacks that targeted SolarWinds last year, the White House finds itself confronted by a second major cyberthreat: the hacking of Microsoft Exchange servers throughout the U.S.
The unfolding attacks against Exchange email servers, which Microsoft and other security researchers announced this month, appear to number in the thousands and involve multiple hacking groups. Security analysts warn that these cyberthreats might continue for some time, forcing organizations and their security teams to scramble to patch systems against four distinct vulnerabilities.
Exchange Hacks: How Will the Biden Administration Respond?
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Exchange Hacks: How Will the Biden Administration Respond?
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March 12, 2021 at 2:56 PM
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As the world lives life online more than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic, data privacy becomes an ever-more-serious concern.
Above the Law recently connected with Kelvin Coleman, the executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, to gain his insight into the many issues surrounding data security and privacy.
Coleman has two decades of cybersecurity experience, having served in posts at the White House and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as well as in the private sector.