by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 2, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
For the second time in as many months, a major link in the U.S. supply chain has been hampered due to hackers launching a ransomware attack. This week, a global meat supplier was hit. Last month, a main East Coast pipeline was shut down for days,…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 1, 2021 | Cybersecurity
“Representative Lieu’s bill on vulnerability disclosure programs for contractors is a commonsense expansion of an important concept that is already used inside the government. It is the first, significant step in an important discussion whose…
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…
