Subj : The White House wants to make big tech share more of the responsi
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Mar 03 2023 13:30:04

The White House wants to make big tech share more of the responsibility for 
cyberattacks

Date:
Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:09:08 +0000

Description:
White House says cybersecurity must not be an afterthought, but also not 
entirely the user's responsibility.

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The US Government has finally released its long-awaited cybersecurity 
strategy, and it seems that its going to tilt the security responsibility 
more towards companies, shifting the burden from the consumers. 

The document , fundamentally reimagines Americas cyber social contract, Kemba 
Walden, the acting national cyber director, told the media during a preview. 
It will rebalance the responsibility for managing cyber risk onto those who 
are most able to bear it. 

The biggest, most capable and best-positioned actors in our digital ecosystem 
can and should shoulder a greater share of the burden for managing cyber risk 
and keeping us all safe." Inadequate outcomes 

Up until now, the government says, the cybersecurity of critical 
infrastructure was the result of voluntary action, which is why it resulted 
in inadequate and inconsistent outcomes. 

Now, however, it is setting up minimum standards business owners and software 
operators need to adhere to. These standards will be performance-based, and 
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However, what that will mean in practice for technology companies is still 
anyones guess, dding that the agencies overseeing various critical 
infrastructure industries, states, and independent regulators, will also have 
a say in the strategys implementation. 

The U.S. government has been working on a cybersecurity strategy for years 
now, ever since it became obvious that hacks, fraud, and other criminal 
activity in cyberspace are only getting worse. 

Disruptive attacks on key infrastructure players, such as the ransomware 
attack on Colonial Pipeline endpoints , only accelerated its delivery. Over 
the past year, the Biden administration worked on an outline for the 
document, whose primary author is the former National Cyber Director, Chris 
Inglis. These are the best malware removal tools right now 

Via: Cyberscoop



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-white-house-wants-to-make-big-tech-share-mo
re-of-the-responsibility-for-cyberattacks


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