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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was disruptive in numerous ways. It shuttered a pipeline that “ delivers nearly half of the jet fuel and gasoline used on the Atlantic Coast,” and this past weekend, many Americans faced long lines for gas and travel disruptions. But this is just the latest in a series of ransomware attacks — on hospitals , utilities , police departments , 26 government agencies in 2021 alone, and more — to the detriment of US institutions and the economy. Why does this keep happening, with no solutions seemingly on the horizon? via Twenty20 It is difficult to gauge the prevalence of cyber and ransomware attacks because many private sector victims choose to keep quiet and pay up. Some in Congress have called for new rules requiring “critical companies to tell the government when they’ve been hacked.” Mandatory reporting may sound good at first glance, but there are layers of complexity.
For decades, there have been calls for improving coordination and bolstering the physical and digital security of economically vital industries and critical infrastructure. The Joe Biden administration has issued an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity , but it is mostly an outline of policies created around critical infrastructure in the past decade that need to actually be implemented. The real, unsolved challenge is a coordinated plan for information flow that executes quickly enough within specific economic sectors and to the government in order to make a meaningful difference in mitigating a cyberattack. As a result, conversations about the role of government and collaboration with the private sector on cybersecurity continue without an integrated actionable outcome.
A number of industries have federal or state regulatory obligations that either mandate or pressure companies in the sector to coordinate response and recovery plans in case of cyber incidents. The catastrophic downsides of inefficient cybersecurity should motivate more investment in cybersecurity protection than regulations would. But how do we strengthen the public-private information flow when existing cybersecurity investments are not enough?
The evolving threat landscape demands persistent reviews and renewals of the cybersecurity protection frameworks in every crucial industry. The […]
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They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
Over the last several months, I’ve lost count of how many times the powers-that-be have tried to shut us down. They’ve sent hackers at us, forcing us to take extreme measures on web security. They sent attorneys after us, but thankfully we’re not easily intimidated by baseless accusations or threats. They’ve even gone so far as to make physical threats. Those can actually be a bit worrisome but Remington has me covered.
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JD Rucker
