Angus King

June 26, 2024 | Sen. Angus King, Samantha Ravich

Protecting America’s cybersecurity demands showing our teeth

Deterring U.S. adversaries from attacking American infrastructure requires making clear that the United States can strike back in kind.

March 5, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Sophie McDowall

America’s Food Supply Has a Cyber Problem

Fine-tuned sensors let farmers know which fields need more water and which crops need more fertilizer. But today, a hacker halfway around the world, working as a criminal actor or paid by a foreign government,...

July 21, 2023 | Cleo Paskal |

Politics Risk Derailing One of America’s Most Important Strategic Agreements

China is the biggest winner from the current train wreck that is the Marshall Islands–United States COFA negotiations.

November 14, 2022 | Annie Fixler |

Lawmakers Urge More Action to Ensure Resilience of the U.S. Economy

Two Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden earlier this month expressing concern about the “limited action” the administration has taken to create plans to ensure the Continuity of...

October 13, 2022 | Annie Fixler, Michael Sugden

Latest Ransomware Attack on U.S. Healthcare System Exposes Critical Weaknesses

CommonSpirit Health, the second-largest non-profit hospital chain in the United States, suffered a ransomware attack last week. The latest in a string of cyberattacks against the healthcare and public health...

January 21, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, Cara Cancelmo

Lawmakers Underscore the Importance of a Plan for Continuity of the Economy

In two separate letters last month, members of Congress urged President Joe Biden to develop a strategy for creating and implementing a Continuity of the Economy (COTE) plan, which would aim to ensure the...

January 12, 2022 | Dr. Georgianna Shea, Trevor Logan

It Is Time to Counter China’s Data Strategy

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) closed public feedback last month on a draft regulation to secure and manage data according to its importance to national security. While ostensibly a technical...

May 4, 2021 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Tasha Jhangiani

Any reduction in Energy Department’s cybersecurity resources a mistake

Excerpt In March, a bipartisan group of senators led by Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressing support for the department’s...

January 27, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Apocalypse Next

Planning for the day after a catastrophic cyberattack

December 8, 2020 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler

Congress Poised To Enact Unprecedented Cyber Defense Legislation

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) is the most significant attempt ever undertaken by Congress to improve national cybersecurity and protect U.S. critical infrastructure...