While many organizations devote countless resources to stopping attacks at the perimeter, today’s threat landscape calls for a different mindset. The concept of breach readiness begins with acknowledging the likelihood of an incident, then building robust methods to contain and mitigate the damage. Such an approach includes not just technology but also the policies and…
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White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked basic security measures
The White House said Friday that as the U.S. government continues to assess the damage caused by the Salt Typhoon hacks, the breach occurred in large part due to telecommunications companies failing to implement rudimentary cybersecurity measures across their IT infrastructure. Anne Neuberger, the White House’s deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology,…