Clip from MarketWatch:
Critics have long complained that the Trump administration failed to address snowballing cybersecurity threats — including from ransomware attacks that have hobbled state and local governments, hospitals and even grammar schools. 1/4
“It’s been a frustrating time, the last 4 years. I mean, nothing has happened ... in cybersecurity,” said Brandon Valeriano, a Marine Corps University scholar and adviser to the Cyber Solarium Commission, which was created by Congress to fortify the nation’s cyber defenses.
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Trump eliminated 2 key government positions: WH cybersecurity coordinator and State Department cybersecurity policy chief.
Valeriano said 1 of the few bright spots was the work of Chris Krebs ... whom Trump fired...
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Hackers infiltrated government agencies by piggybacking malicious code on commercial network management software from SolarWinds, a Texas company, beginning in March.
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Looks like Russia picked the perfect month to attack.
We are sitting ducks with Trump as President.
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