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CEOs need to prepare now for exponential increase in ransomware attacks, top DOJ official says
CNBC ^ | 04 June 2021 | Tucker Higgins

Posted on 06/06/2021 2:12:59 AM PDT by zeestephen

The FBI released a statement on the recent ransomware attacks, calling its investigations a "top priority...The FBI has a long-standing history of confronting unique challenges in the cyberspace and imposing risk and consequences on our nation's cyber adversaries," it said. "Through trust-based relationships with our private sector partners, we are indispensable in the fight against cyberattacks."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


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The Deputy Attorney General is in charge of cyber security.

Her entire interview is one meaningless platitude after another.

I have zero confidence that this woman is qualified to lead our national cyber security team.

1 posted on 06/06/2021 2:12:59 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

DOJ: “bend over because we are going to hit you all with ransomeware”


2 posted on 06/06/2021 2:15:28 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: zeestephen

2021 and still can’t inhibit hacking, etc.
US fails at cybersecurity 101.
#feelsbadman


3 posted on 06/06/2021 2:22:07 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Darksheare

Through trust base relationships, funny


4 posted on 06/06/2021 2:41:25 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: zeestephen

“I’m from Fed.gov....nice little bidness you gots there..be a shame if ...”


5 posted on 06/06/2021 2:43:25 AM PDT by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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To: zeestephen

But white supremacy is BY FAR the greatest threat to the Homeland.


6 posted on 06/06/2021 2:49:00 AM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: zeestephen

She’s not in charge of cybersecurity. She’s in charge of the federal government’s legal response to it.

Other than that she served in key positions in the Obama Admin that suggest she is profoundly corrupt, why do you think she is not qualified for the position she holds?


7 posted on 06/06/2021 3:11:04 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: zeestephen

The FBI is only good at terrorizing conservatives. Outside of that, they were worse than useless.


8 posted on 06/06/2021 3:17:23 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: zeestephen

These ransomware attacks will make a good excuse to have government censoring of all internet service providers so they can “intercept” ransomware attacks.

Of course, such attacks will include content that they find is contrary to the communist party politburo running our country today.


9 posted on 06/06/2021 3:41:05 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: 9YearLurker
Re: "why do you think she is not qualified for the position she holds?"

Because every quote was a scripted, politically correct, platitude.

Re: "She is not in charge of cyber security."

The FBI - which claims in this article that the FBI is in charge of cyber security - is subordinate to the Attorney General and the Department of Justice.

10 posted on 06/06/2021 3:41:35 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

All government officials speak in platitudes.

She is responsible for federal prosecution of cybersecurity crimes (and apparently involved in the FBI’s own internal cybersecurity), but that is not nearly the same thing as being in charge of cybersecurity.

This quote, which I take it is what you are referring to, doesn’t make any claim of the FBI being in charge of cybersecurity:

“The FBI has a long-standing history of confronting unique challenges in the cyberspace and imposing risk and consequences on our nation’s cyber adversaries,” it said. “Through trust-based relationships with our private sector partners, we are indispensable in the fight against cyberattacks.”

This is the department, in the DHS, that is officially responsible for cybersecurity:

https://www.cisa.gov/

Again, she’s undoubtedly corrupt in a very bad way to have had the positions she has had in the Obama/Biden/Harris admins, but she’s not “unqualified” for her role.


11 posted on 06/06/2021 3:56:54 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker
CISA did not even exist until 2019, although it did exist on paper in late 2018.

Until 3 weeks ago, 90% of CISA's responsibilities involved only federal IT systems.

CISA is 100% defense. It has no enforcement or rule making powers outside its federal remit.

There is no evidence that CISA is doing anything that was not already being done by NSA, DIA, FBI, and CIA.

And, in case you have forgotten, in November 2020, after a couple hours of research, CISA declared there was no electronic voter fraud in WI, GA, or AZ.

12 posted on 06/06/2021 4:58:34 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Basically everything you are claiming on this thread is incorrect.

My point is, correctly, that neither is this woman “in charge” of cybersecurity beyond the FBI’s investigation and legal guidance role nor are there any statements in this article whereby the FBI claims to have larger cybersecurity responsibilities.

CISA’s predecessor agency (the NPPD), like CISA, works with the private sector, especially in critical infrastructure sectors, as well as the federal government.

Sure, our intel agencies are deep in cyber security (although arguably more as black hats than white), but you are dancing around with irrelevancies here.


13 posted on 06/06/2021 5:16:28 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: zeestephen

Where will the next shortages occur?


14 posted on 06/06/2021 5:39:29 AM PDT by blam
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To: cranked

“2021 and still can’t inhibit hacking, etc.”

I think like you. I’ve never understood why the computer stuff is so vulnerable.


15 posted on 06/06/2021 6:20:32 AM PDT by cymbeline
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