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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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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker