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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

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]