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The pipeline attack and SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem | Opinion

The pipeline attack and SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a ‘wicked’ problem | Opinion
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense. (Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office/Flickr)
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Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives.
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U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority. ....

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Why National Cyber Defense Is a 'Wicked' Problem

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Why National Cyber Defense Is a ‘Wicked’ Problem
Vulnerable supply chains, sloppy security, and a talent shortage made events like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack all but inevitable.
May 11, 2021
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline on May 7, 2021, exemplifies the huge challenges the U.S. faces in shoring up its cyber defenses. The private company, which controls a significant component of the U.S. energy infrastructure and supplies nearly half of the East Coast’s liquid fuels, was vulnerable to an all-too-common type of cyber attack. The FBI has attributed the attack to a Russian cybercrime gang. It would be difficult for the government to mandate better security at private companies, and the government is unable to provide that security for the private sector. ....

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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem -- GCN

By Terry Thompson
May 11, 2021
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline on May 7, 2021, exemplifies the huge challenges the U.S. faces in shoring up its cyber defenses. The private company, which controls a significant component of the U.S. energy infrastructure and supplies nearly half of the East Coast’s liquid fuels, was vulnerable to an all-too-common type of cyber attack. The FBI has attributed the attack to a Russian cybercrime gang. It would be difficult for the government to mandate better security at private companies, and the government is unable to provide that security for the private sector.
Similarly, the SolarWinds hack, one of the most devastating cyber attacks in history, which came to light in December 2020, exposed vulnerabilities in global software supply chains that affect government and private sector computer systems. It was a major breach of national security that revealed gaps in U.S. cyber defenses. ....

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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem

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Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives.
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U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority.
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline on May 7, 2021, exemplifies the huge challenges the U.S. faces in shoring up its cyber defenses. The private company, which controls a significant component of the U.S. energy infrastructure and supplies nearly half of the East Coast’s liquid fuels, was vulnerable to an all-too-common type of cyber attack. The FBI has attributed the attack to a Russian cybercrime gang. It would be difficult for the government to mandate better security at private companies, and the government is unable to provide that security for the private sector. ....

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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable - why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem

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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable - why national cyber defense is a wicked problem
Terry Thompson, Johns Hopkins University
May 10, 2021
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(THE CONVERSATION) Takeaways:
· Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers.
· Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives.
· U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority. ....

United States , Vinoth Kumar , Department Of Homeland Security , National Institute Of Standards , Infrastructure Security Agency , Cyber Unified Coordination Group , Department Of Defense , Cyberspace Solarium Commission , National Cyber Strategy , Eastern Europe , Homeland Security , Colonial Pipeline , East Coast , Password Management Solution , Cyber Strategy , Infrastructure Security , Gramm Leach Bliley Act , National Institute , Creative Commons , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , வினோத் குமார் , துறை ஆஃப் தாயகம் பாதுகாப்பு , தேசிய நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் தரநிலைகள் , சைபர் ஒருங்கிணைந்த ஒருங்கிணைப்பு குழு , துறை ஆஃப் பாதுகாப்பு , மின்வெளி சோலாரியம் தரகு ,