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Cyber

US Response To Russian-Based Ransomware Attacks Forthcoming, Administration Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 9th, 2021

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US Response To Russian-Based Ransomware Attacks Forthcoming, Administration Official Says

President Joe Biden. Photo: White House

President Joe Biden said last Friday that there will be consequences for ransomware attacks against U.S. businesses and infrastructure coming from criminal groups inside Russia and a senior administration official said later that U.S. actions will be coming shortly. Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss the ongoing ransomware attacks against U.S. businesses, the latest coming just over a week ago from a Russia-based group called REvil that affected more than a thousand businesses worldwide. “I made…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]