President-elect Joe Biden, in prepared remarks and a subsequent press conference in Delaware today, called out the Trump administration for failing to prioritize cybersecurity in general, and for "downplaying the seriousness" of the ongoing breach that has hit multiple federal agencies.
Biden pledged an "overwhelming focus" on recovery from the SolarWinds hack, adding that the price tag for mitigation could be in the billions of dollars, and said that the perpetrators would have to answer for the breach.
Asked if the attack is an act of war, Biden said it is a "grave" threat to the United States and the public "can be assured that we will respond [to the attack] and probably respond in kind," Biden added.