Cyber-espionage, Cyber-warfare and Cyber-crime. In the modern digital era of information and misinformation, your activities, privacy and even your internal psychology are the target of malicious actors of many types, from terrorist organizations, organized crime and enemy states, all the way to unethical advertisers that expose your data.
What would happen if a hacker destroys all your data, spreadsheets with your accounting, inventories and records of purchases, the emails where you had the communications with your clients and agreements about next steps which you rely on to perform their work, which a lot of times is time sensitive, and even worst, the hacker takes down your website?
The new law mandates companies to report hacks to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security within 72 hours of discovery of a hacking incident, or 24 hours in the company pays a ransom.
President Joe Biden signed Tuesday new sweeping cybersecurity legislation requires the private sector to report data breaches and ransomware payments.
“It’s part of Russia’s playbook. Today, my Administration is reiterating those warnings based on evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.”
