New US Laws to Tighten Homeland Cyber Security
The US House Committee on Homeland Security has approved five bipartisan laws to strengthen defensive capabilities against cyberattacks on American corporations and vital infrastructure. The committee's monitoring of recent cyber-attacks, notably the ransomware attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down, prompted the introduction of these proposals. The new bills are set to make it simpler to protect networks against cyberattacks that use critical security vulnerabilities like those that targeted Microsoft Exchange Server and Pulse Connect Secure devices.
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