Month: May 2021

Is 85% of US Critical Infrastructure in Private Hands?

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, infrastructure, national security policy, Security technology, Uncategorized

Most US critical infrastructure is run by private corporations. This has major security implications, because it’s putting a random power company in — say — Ohio — up against the Russian cybercommand, which isn’t a fair fight. When this problem is discussed, people regularly quote the statistic that 85% of US critical infrastructure is in … Read More “Is 85% of US Critical Infrastructure in Private Hands?” »

New US Executive Order on Cybersecurity

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cybersecurity, national security policy, security standards, Security technology, Uncategorized

President Biden signed an executive order to improve government cybersecurity, setting new security standards for software sold to the federal government. For the first time, the United States will require all software purchased by the federal government to meet, within six months, a series of new cybersecurity standards. Although the companies would have to “self-certify,” … Read More “New US Executive Order on Cybersecurity” »

Ransomware Shuts Down US Pipeline

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cybercrime, ransomware, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

This is a major story: a probably Russian cybercrime group called DarkSide shut down the Colonial Pipeline in a ransomware attack. The pipeline supplies much of the East Coast. This is the new and improved ransomware attack: the hackers stole nearly 100 gig of data, and are threatening to publish it. The White House has … Read More “Ransomware Shuts Down US Pipeline” »

Teaching Cybersecurity to Children

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children, cybersecurity, generations, privacy, security education, Security technology, Uncategorized

A new draft of an Australian educational curriculum proposes teaching children as young as five cybersecurity: The proposed curriculum aims to teach five-year-old children — an age at which Australian kids first attend school — not to share information such as date of birth or full names with strangers, and that they should consult parents … Read More “Teaching Cybersecurity to Children” »