The White House on Thursday announced a new cybersecurity strategy in the latest effort by the U.S. government to bolster its cyber defenses amid a steady increase in hacking and digital crimes targeting the country.The strategy, which is intended to guide future policy, urges tighter regulation of existi
The White House on Thursday announced a new cybersecurity strategy in the latest effort by the U.S. government to bolster its cyber defenses amid a steady increase in hacking and digital crimes targeting the country.
It comes after a series of high-profile hacking incidents by domestic and foreign actors against the United States and amid the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in which cyber warfare has featured prominently. "Russia is serving as a de facto safe haven for cybercrime, and ransomware is a predominant issue that we're dealing with today," the official said.
"The criminal justice system isn't going to be able to on its own address this problem – we do need to look at other elements of national power," the official added."So we're hopeful that Russia understands the consequences of malicious activity in cyberspace, and will continue to be restrained."
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