We cover basic questions about ransomeware attacks with Christopher D. Roberti, Senior Vice President for Cyber, Intelligence, and Supply Chain Security Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and PCI SSC Executive Director Lance Johnson about this threat to businesses across the U.S. and around the world and how to better guard against this attack.
October 18, 2021
Via https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings
Marlene DortchSecretaryFederal Communications Commission45 L Street, NEWashington, DC 20554
Subject: Reply Comments Regarding Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program (Docket No. 21‐232)
Dear Secretary Dortch:
The Cybersecurity 202: Biden administration issues executive order in wake of pipeline attack Tonya Riley
with Aaron Schaffer In the wake of yet another major cyberattack, the Biden administration unveiled a historic cybersecurity directive that officials hope will initiate major change in U.S. cybersecurity standards. The directive outlines a number of measures to strengthen federal cybersecurity, including instilling more rigorous security requirements for software providers that contract with the federal government, improving reporting practices for cybersecurity incidents and requiring federal agencies to adopt better security practices.
“We simply cannot let waiting for the next incident to happen to be the status quo under which we operate, a White House official said.