by Jim Heath | Mar 1, 2021 | Cyber Security, Headlines
The federal government is “unprepared” to defend the nation against new threats posed by the increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies, according to a report released today. The report, compiled by the National Security Commission on...
by Jim Heath | Jan 5, 2021 | Cyber Security, Headlines, Putin
The U.S. intelligence community stated today that Russia is behind a major and ongoing series of cyberhacks of federal government agencies — its first official indication of blame. WAPO: The statement, issued jointly by four agencies in a special task force, counters...
by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2020 | Cyber Security, Headlines, Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden lashed out at Donald Trump over a major hack of U.S. government agencies and companies, saying the president isn’t taking it seriously enough, while vowing to strengthen the nation’s cyberdefenses. Bloomberg: Biden blamed the Trump...
by Jim Heath | Dec 19, 2020 | Cyber Security, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Trump
Donald Trump has hit out at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for blaming Russia for the huge cyber attack. In a swipe at Pompeo, the one-term defeated president who has had a love-type relationship with Russia and its authoritarian leader Vladimir Putin, tweeted today...
by Jim Heath | Dec 18, 2020 | Cyber Security, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Putin, Trump
A massive suspected Russian hacking campaign that compromised broad swathes of the federal government and private sector is being called a ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ by members of both political parties. The sprawling attack, which went undetected for nearly...
by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Cyber Security, Headlines, Trump
Christopher Krebs, the top U.S. cybersecurity official, has been ousted by President Trump. Krebs, a Trump appointee, has served as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security since CISA’s...
