Annie Fixler

CSC 2.0 Report on Military Mobility

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Wanted: A Plan to Secure America’s Railroads Against Cyberattacks

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a proposed cybersecurity rule on November 6 that would “require the establishment of pipeline and railroad cyber risk management...

Congress must fix health care cybersecurity shortfalls

Feds have historically underfunded public-private collaboration needed in cyberspace

Iran Orchestrating Online Campaign of Threats Against Israeli Olympic Athletes

Latest Developments The Israel National Cyber Directorate announced on July 25 that Iran was behind an online intimidation campaign targeting Israeli athletes competing in the Paris Olympics. Hackers...

Healthcare Cybersecurity Needs a Check Up

America’s Food Supplies Face Growing Cyber Threats 

Produce giant Dole disclosed to federal and state regulators earlier this month the impact of a February 2023 ransomware attack that cost the company $10.5 million. As the food and agriculture sector increasingly...

Cooperation Between Israel and Its Neighbors Can Defeat Shared Cyber Threats 

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week launched a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform, dubbed Crystal Ball, to help combat ransomware and other cyberattacks. The joint effort demonstrates...

Cyber Resilience Helps Democracies Prevail Against Authoritarian Disinformation Campaigns

The key is to mitigate attacks on communications systems and unmask attempts to corrupt the information environment.

U.S.-French Commitment to Secure Space Assets Shines a Light on Cyber Vulnerability

In a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron, President Joe Biden committed on Thursday to strengthening the cybersecurity of commercial space systems. The vulnerability of these systems stems...

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...

How Washington Can Fend Off the Cyber-Threats of the Future

Thanks to the increased scale, scope, and frequency of cyber-enabled attacks across the American economic landscape, we now see the risks associated with cyber-enabled economic warfare more clearly.

Justice Department Disrupts Russian Malware With Help from Private Sector

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last Wednesday it had detected and preemptively disabled Russian-installed malware on thousands of network devices in the United States and around the world. The...

Administration Urges Congress to Fund Semiconductor Production Amid New Data on Shortages

A “major supply and demand mismatch” pervades the semiconductor industry, the Commerce Department concluded in a report released on Tuesday. Identifying specific supply chain bottlenecks as well as...

Washington and Jerusalem Enhance Cooperation to Counter Ransomware

The United States and Israel are forming a new cyber partnership to combat ransomware threats, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced on Sunday during a trip to the Jewish state. The initiative...

China Consolidates Rare Earth Supply Chain

Peng Huagang, secretary general of China’ State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, confirmed last month that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will “promote the restructuring of...

Iran’s Social Engineering Capabilities Mature

Facebook last week dismantled a long-running Iranian cyber operation that collected sensitive information on U.S. military personnel and employees of American defense and aerospace companies. Unlike a previous...

Cybersecurity and your water: Hacker attempted to poison Florida city’s water supply

Excerpt An unknown hacker remotely accessed the chemical controls of a water treatment plant in the City of Oldsmar, near Tampa, Fla., earlier this month. This breach is a reminder that the country’s...

Pioneer Kitten: A New Iranian Cyber Threat Group Emerges

U.S. Cyber Command is warning the private sector about the “reckless” activities of a new Iranian hacker group. According to both the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and the FBI, Pioneer Kitten, as the...

EU Issues Its First-Ever Cyber Sanctions

The European Union announced its first-ever cyber-related sanctions on Thursday, designating malicious actors from Russia, China, and North Korea. The designations provide an opportunity to bolster transatlantic...