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The US definitely needs to up its game. A steady stream of attacks are occurring, some of them hitting infastructure. Russia and China appear to be the prime adversaries for the US, but there are other players internationally. I’m making this post from a US centric position as I am not familiar with what kind of cyber attacks are occurring in Europe. I’ll assume there are.
Sanctions are fine and dandy, but we need to protect our networks. The gas pipeline issue is the perfect example of a major attack And that was for ransom.
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This is an interesting time for Congressional Republicans who used to be hawks regarding Russia and China, but when Donny crawled up their asses a switch appeared to flip in their brains. Reminds me of that parasite that tried to take over Star Fleet, except Donny succeeded...
Sanctions are fine and dandy, but we need to protect our networks. The gas pipeline issue is the perfect example of a major attack And that was for ransom.

US imposes sanctions on Russia over cyber-attacks
Dozens of entities are targeted over attacks including alleged interference in the 2020 elections.

Former NSA boss says US is ‘not ready’ for cyberattacks from China and Russia - Washington Examiner
Former National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander warned that the United States is "not ready" to combat against a potential flurry of cyberattacks from Russia and China. On Sunday, Alexander said hacks from the two nations are "more blatant than" any he's ever seen throughout his "whole...


Russia Has Carried Out 20-Years Of Cyber Attacks That Call For International Response
Russian cyber attacks on the U.S. have continued for 20 years, and the U.S. must finally assert global leadership to develop international laws that assure geo-cyber stability.


Colonial Pipeline forked over $4.4M to end cyberattack – but is paying a ransom ever the ethical thing to do?
It took little over two hours for hackers to gain control of more than 100 gigabytes of information from Colonial Pipeline on May 7, 2021 – causing the firm to shut down its fuel distribution network and sparking widespread fears of a gasoline shortage. The decision to pay off the attackers was...

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This is an interesting time for Congressional Republicans who used to be hawks regarding Russia and China, but when Donny crawled up their asses a switch appeared to flip in their brains. Reminds me of that parasite that tried to take over Star Fleet, except Donny succeeded...


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