The FBI’s cyber division has recently alerted lawmakers that Russian hackers are a “current” threat, with reports of Russian hackers “scanning” critical infrastructure systems. On Monday, March 21, President Biden cited “evolving intelligence” and warned of cyberattacks as “part of Russia’s playbook.” He exhorted companies to “harden” their cybersecurity defenses, as the “Federal Government can’t defend against this threat alone.”
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) identified 16 critical infrastructure sectors: chemical, commercial facilities, communications, critical manufacturing, dams, defense industrial base, emergency services, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, government facilities, healthcare and public health, information technology, nuclear reactors, materials, and waste; transportation systems, and waste and wastewater systems. Government contractors providing cybersecurity support to these sectors should take heed that they are certain their cybersecurity protocols are adequate before billing the government for their time and resources.
The False Claims Act is the government’s weapon against cybersecurity fraud. Cyber-fraud generally entails failure to follow cybersecurity standards as part of a government contract or grant and/or failure to report a cybersecurity breach timely. Contractors who attempt to seek reimbursement from the government when they are not following cybersecurity standards are submitting false...
Artificial intelligence tools have been a double-edged sword in Operation Epic Fury—both helping to spread disinformation, and helping to clear it up. On Thursday afternoon, the United States Cent...