The Chinese Communist Party is accelerating its capabilities to launch a large-scale cyber-attack against U.S. critical infrastructure in the next three years. We must do more planning, preparing, and practicing our response across industry and government. Rather than focus on discrete incidents that can be managed, we need a fundamentally new approach that handles threats … Read more
Democratic lawmakers are increasingly worried that former President Donald Trump will find a way to decimate the nation’s cyber defense agency if he wins a second term. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency — the main agency in charge of protecting critical infrastructure, like pipelines and hospitals, from hackers — found itself on Trump’s target list … Read more
Former Estonian Economy Minister Kadri Simson is the EU’s current energy commissioner but is unlikely to retain her role, as her Centre party is no longer in the country’s governing coalition — usually a requirement given the government picks whom it sends to Brussels. Síkela’s political affiliation is more complicated. He serves in the coalition … Read more
