Alyza Sebenius

The summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin left two things clear: Russia is almost sure to test Biden’s resolve on cyberattacks, and the U.S. president may find his red line with his Russian counterpart difficult to enforce. https://t.co/hpKV45xUiC

Companies that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn’t pay hackers to unlock their data, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Nominees for top U.S. cybersecurity positions agree, @cstrohm and I report. https://t.co/xc949Jttt8

U.S. lawmakers criticized Colonial Pipeline’s cybersecurity practices as the company’s chief executive officer faced his second day of questioning on Capitol Hill https://t.co/bQPmPen9ch

RT @rebeccamkern: Come for the photo of me lurking behind the microphones, stay for @business reporting on Colonial's first appearance afte…

RT @Quicktake: Fastly's outage that broke much of the internet shows what's at stake when popular sites rely on a handful of companies to d…

The U.S. has recovered the majority of the $4.4 million in cryptocurrency ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline last month that temporarily halted fuel supplies across the U.S. east coast https://t.co/OqfHGOICL3

The Justice Department is vowing to systematically track and prosecute ransomware attacks, making the effort to counter the increasingly dangerous and disruptive online assaults on critical services a top priority https://t.co/oju3kcWA67

RT @Quicktake: "Once the ransom is paid, it's sometimes an open question of whether or not the criminals actually decrypt data." Colonial…

Biden signed an executive order yesterday that moves U.S. agencies toward a "zero-trust" security model. His administration has faced significant pressure to adopt the model since he took office amid a sprawling Russian cyber attack. https://t.co/w0QeX1Vb29

RT @Quicktake: What happens when a business is extorted via a ransomware attack? It all comes down to negotiations over the hacker’s deman…

Biden signed an executive order intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity a week after a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline forced the company to cut off the flow of fuel to much of the East Coast. Story with @JenniferJJacobs https://t.co/JSjRg264B3

RT @Quicktake: DarkSide, the Russia-linked ransomware group connected to the Colonial pipeline shutdown, has made millions of dollars provi…

Here is what we know about the hackers responsible for shutting down the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S. last week: https://t.co/QdWhkcx2NW

The cyber attack that shut down the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline prompted an all-too familiar question in corridors of power in Washington + boardrooms across the country: Can anyone stop debilitating hacks? Here's what @jendlouhyhc, @BrodyFord_ and I know: https://t.co/dJ8ZYIgvdR

RT @Quicktake: The largest oil pipeline in North America remains shut for the third day following a cyberattack tied to a relatively new ra…

The investigation into a major cyber attack on the biggest U.S. pipeline continued on Sunday as the White House pulled together an inter-agency task force to tackle the problem and explore options for lessening its impact on the energy supply. https://t.co/IZseAshr45

A series of major cyber-attacks in recent weeks has underscored the brazenness of the attackers and the challenges of tackling the problem of ransomware, just as the Biden administration announced plans to take on the issue. https://t.co/uN3xh7GILb