Thursday, May 27, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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The recent Colonial Pipeline and Solar Winds incidents are a reminder that public and private sector entities are increasingly under constant, sophisticated, and malicious attack from nation-state adversaries and criminals. Malicious cyber actors will exploit any vulnerabilities, and modernizing and continuously improving our cyber defenses is in the interest of every citizen, company, and government. The Biden Administration has released an Executive Order that reflects lessons learned from recent cyber incidents and sets into motion the steps necessary to modernize federal cyber defenses and prevent cyber intrusions,
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on February 17, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger touted the Biden administration’s infrastructure proposal and cybersecurity executive orders at the RSA Conference Tuesday as unprecedented for any presidency.
“This administration is committed to changing the calculus [of breaches], and the president has elevated cybersecurity in a way that no other has,” she said.
The Biden administration is tackling cybersecurity on a number of fronts, Neuberger detailed, many of which either involve industry or could impact how security is managed across sectors. A broad executive order last week seeks to leverage federal purchasing to influence industry trends, revamping basic cybersecurity practices in government agencies and pursuing
The true test is whether, and the speed at which, the president and Congress can put together these pieces like the executive order and Technology Modernization Fund’s prioritization of cybersecurity projects in a comprehensive way.
AP Photo/Jay Reeves
Yesterday, Joe Biden spoke about the issue with the Colonial Pipeline, “I think you’re going to hear some good news in next 24 hours. And I think we’ll be getting that under control,” said Biden.
Then came the news from Colonial that they would be opening back up the pipeline they shut down after the cyber attack.
Turns out there was a lot more to the story that the Biden folks weren’t saying.
Remember when a reporter asked the Biden folks about the question of ransom and what they were saying to Colonial in regard to whether or not they should pay the ransom?