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A cyberattack last week that shut down a pipeline, which carries nearly half of the East Coast’s jet fuel and gasoline, raises the question for the zillionth time: When is the government going to start taking serious measures to prevent, or at least minimize, these debilitating—potentially catastrophic—incidents? One possibly serious step is about to take place—the installment of a first-ever National Cyber Director, an official vested (at least on paper) with powers to order, coordinate, and enforce cybersecurity actions in the public and private sector. Advertisement It’s pathetic...

INSA Forms Critical Infrastructure Subcommittee A new Critical Infrastructure Subcommittee has been established by the Cyber Council of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA). The creation of the delegation was officially announced yesterday along with an overview of the subcommittee's mission. The main goal of the newly formed assemblage will be to assess cyber-threats to America's critical infrastructure and examine actions taken by the government and industry to secure the nation's essential networks.  Privately owned infrastructure across the defense industrial base a...

James H. Doroshow, M.D. Director, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis As the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Deputy Director for Clinical and Translational Research, Dr. James H. Doroshow works closely with the NCI director and other deputy directors to carry out NCI’s mission, particularly as it relates to clinical trials and translational investigations. In early 2020, as part of NCI’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Doroshow led the rapid launch of the NCI COVID-19 in Cancer Patients Study (NCCAPS). In this natural history study, researchers will follow 2,000 individuals ...

(L-R) FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and Microsoft President Brad Smith testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing February 23, focusing on the 2020 cyberattack that led to a series of data breaches within government and industry. All three witnesses endorsed mandatory disclosure of breaches, with caveats. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) After two major hearings on Solarigate, one domestic policy proposal grabbed the spotlight: requiring organizations to alert the government to major cyber incidents in the interes...

While SolarWinds grabbed headlines, “think about all the other impacts to the business that were happening at the same time,” namely COVID-19, says John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at The SANS Institute, who leads quarterly cybersecurity briefings for board members. “To the board, cybersecurity is one of many risks they’re involved in having responsibility for, and by far not the biggest risk for most companies.” Some 85% of security leaders in a recent Trend Micro/Enterprise Strategy Group survey say that boards of directors are more engaged in security decision...