What the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack can teach us about national cybersecurity defense

Takeaways: There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S. national cyber defenses. Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers. Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives. U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority. The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline on May 7, 2021, exemplifies the huge challenges the U.S. faces in shoring up its cyber defenses. The private…

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