by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 2, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
“And the only way to be safe in this world is to unplug completely. And you can’t do that and be economically competitive,” added Rosenzweig, a Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats senior fellow at the non-partisan R Street Institute public policy…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 2, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
The high-profile incidents show “that nothing is safe,” former senior Department of Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig told USA Today. “Not the meatpacking industry, not the chemical industry, not the wastewater treatment industry, not Sony.…
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, 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…
