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About a server reportedly used the password "solarwinds123." they exploit the fact that we're often careless and lazy. how do you overcome this fundamental asymmetry? we as users have to be perfect all the time, but hackers just need to find one weak link. >> right. that's really a big problem, kim. when you think about it, specifically when we talk about ransomware in the case of colonial pipeline, right now there are hundreds of threat actors that are trying to gain access to vulnerable systems. and they have such a wide variety of attack vectors they can go after that it's very difficult to...

>> when you think about it, specifically when we talk about ransomware in the case of colonial pipeline, right now there are hundreds of threat actors that are trying to gain access to vulnerable systems. and they have such a wide variety of attack vectors they can go after that it's very difficult to basically protect against all of them. which is why you really need a defense and depth strategy. but you also need cooperation amongst governments to try and make it more expensive for threat actors to carry out ransomware attacks. >> i want to get to the international component a bit later. but...

Cyber Extortion Thriving Thanks to Accellion FTA Hits May 20, 2021 May 3, 2021 Compliance euroinfosec) • April 27, 2021     Average and median ransom payments per quarter, based on thousands of cases investigated (Source: Coveware) The zero-day attacks against Accellion File Transfer Appliance users have rewritten the rules of the cyber extortion game, adding a new supply chain trick to ransomware gangs' arsenal that they're sure to repeat. Proof of success comes in the form of illicit revenue. In the first quarter of this year, the aver...

Out and there will be repercussions. yesterday was a great step in the right direction. >> bill: what do you think it says to critics who say you aren't taking it seriously enough? >> there is still a lot of work to be done and we have to be relentless in making sure that we don't come up short for the mid-term elections in the next election cycle. so i understand everyone's frustration we need to do more. some of the signals that come out seem confusing. the helsinki meeting. election security dollars. it seems confusing but yesterday it shows this administration is taking it very seriously. ...

We don't know any of that yet, it was not discussed in this open session. >> is it being taken seriously enough by our lawmakers? >> not even close. there is a big build up of attention to this after the 2,000 election. this is far more serious and yet there is resistance on the part of the state officials. many of them not having a moment at all, they're saying we got there, there is no problem here. >> what would you do? >> i would make sure they get good intelligence about the sorts of methods and attack vectors that our aggressors are pursuing. there was one effort to provide federal fundi...