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How Biden’s Cyber Strategy Echoes Trump’s
Herb Lin Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 10:48 AM
Comparing the Biden administration’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance with Trump’s National Cyber Strategy.
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The Microsoft Exchange Hack and the Great Email Robbery
Nicholas Weaver Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 4:17 PM
The world is probably days away from a mass-exploitation of Microsoft Exchange servers—a hack that could have a far greater impact than the SolarWinds breach.
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Was SolarWinds a Different Type of Cyber Espionage?
Erica D. Borghard Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 10:46 AM
There is a gap between how administration officials are framing the nature of the SolarWinds incident and what the available evidence indicates about it.
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Register Here for U.S. Cyber Command's Annual Legal Conference
Robert Chesney Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 4:39 PM
U.S. Cyber Command is hosting its annual legal conference this Thursday (March 4th), and all are welcome to (virtually) attend.
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How the National Cyber Director Position Is Going to Work: Frequently Asked Questions
John Costello, Mark Montgomery Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 11:23 AM
Two members of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission answer questions about the new position.
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Senate Intelligence Holds Hearing on the SolarWinds Breach
Tia Sewell Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 11:19 AM
On Tuesday, February 23, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on the recent hack of U.S. networks by a foreign adversary. The committee will hear testimony from Kevin Mandia, CEO of Fireye; Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO of SolarWinds; Brad Smith, president of Microsoft; and George Kurtz, president and CEO of Crowdstrike.
You can watch a livestream of the hearing here or below:
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Three North Korean Hackers Indicted in Global Cybercrime Scheme
Tia Sewell Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 10:12 AM
On Feb. 17, the Department of Justice released a newly unsealed indictment that charges three North Korean cyber operatives in connection with an alleged scheme to steal currency and commit cyberattacks on banks and businesses around the world.
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Is the SolarWinds Cyberattack an Act of War? It Is, If the United States Says It Is.
Yevgeny Vindman Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 1:24 PM
Cyberattack is an ill-defined area of international law, leaving questions as to when such an attack reaches the threshold for an act of war.
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The SolarWinds Hack Can Directly Affect Control Systems
Joe Weiss, Bob Hunter Fri, Jan 22, 2021, 12:16 PM
The SolarWinds breach demonstrates that cyberattacks against IT infrastructure can have OT impact, which could compromise control systems and create real-world harm.
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How to Make the National Cyber Director Position Work
Andrew J. Grotto Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 2:40 PM
It will fall on the incoming Biden administration to implement the new office—and a great deal of hard work lies ahead.