by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 1, 2021 | Cybersecurity
“It boggles my mind that 15 years into this cybersecurity crisis, we still don’t have an operating picture of how frequently and what sorts of what breaches occur in the United States,” he told attendees to the virtual session . “Without a…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 1, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles) introduced the Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would amend the federal contracts title to require vendors that wish to do business with the United States Government…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 1, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., will announce Tuesday a bill that would require all federal contractors to have a vulnerability disclosure program. The Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act draws inspiration from the Department of Homeland Security’s…
by Harriet Alexander | May 31, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
The world’s largest meat supplier has been hit by a cyberattack, with hackers shutting down internal computer systems and forcing the company to suspend parts of its operations in Canada and Australia. JBS, a Brazilian meat company which operates in…
by Paul Rosenzweig | May 31, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
‘Nothing is safe’ The one-two punch of the recent cyberattacks “shows that nothing is safe,” said former senior Department of Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig. “Not the meatpacking industry, not the chemical industry, not the wastewater…
by Paul Rosenzweig | May 31, 2021 | Cybersecurity
On May 7, the ransomware gang DarkSide locked up the information technology (IT) systems of Colonial Pipeline, the energy distributor responsible for shipping nearly half of the East Coast’s gas and jet fuel. Unable to confirm whether the industrial…
