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Why the attackers conducted a "dry run"; What the true motives were for the attack, which apparently was waged by Russian hackers; How the incident could lead to better cyberthreat and intelligence information sharing. White House Update Meanwhile, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the Biden administration was still weighing its options for how to respond to the attack, but the response could come soon. "We have asked the intelligence community to do further work to sharpen the attribution that the previous administration made about precisely how the hack occurred, what ...

Experts from across government, the private sector and security research community will vote on the most pressing issues in the field.

In an update on the investigation into the SolarWinds supply chain attack, Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger said the Biden administration is

Hackers are targeting Covid-19 vaccine supply chains and individuals seeking vaccinations. It’s time to boost immunity from pandemic cybersecurity threats.

The Biden administration also proposes spending $1 billion for several other cybersecurity and IT initiatives, including: $200 million for the rapid hiring of security experts to work for the Office of the U.S. Chief Information Security Officer as well as the Digital Service unit in the White House; $300 million to fund additional IT projects within the GSA; $690 million for a CISA project designed to improve monitoring and incident response across federal agencies. The proposed new spending on security and IT improvements is in direct response to the SolarWinds supply chain hack, which has ...