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Where’s our ‘National Strategy for Cyberspace’?

Posted on August 16, 2021 at 02:45 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 18.31 • 2021-08-16

PUBLIC DEFENDER

By Brian Livingston

Crime on the Internet has gotten ridiculous.

In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission received 4.8 million complaints of identity theft (and many others go unreported). At least 37% of businesses around the globe experienced a ransomware attack last year, according to security firm Sophos. And for six days in May, hackers were even able to shut down a pipeline that supplies 45% of the US East Coast’s fuel.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.31.0 (2021-08-16).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.31.F (2021-08-16).

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