Microsoft 'Security'
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Govt announces 100-strong force to hunt down online attackers [Ed: Windows TCO]
A 100-person strong task force, formed jointly by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate, will be given the job of hunting down those who commit crimes online.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil and Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus made the announcement jointly on Saturday, a day after the AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw claimed that those behind the ransomware attack on medical insurance provider Medibank Group were based in Russia. Ransomware generally attacks only systems running Microsoft's Windows operating system.
O'Neil, who is also responsible for online security, said: "This is the formalisation of a partnership, a standing body in the Australian Government, which will day in, day out, hunt down the scumbags who are responsible for these malicious crimes against innocent people.
"Around 100 officers across these two organisations will be a part of this permanent Joint Standing Operation. They will show up to work every day with the goal of bringing down these gangs and thugs.
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How the cyber agenda would shift if the GOP takes over Congress [iophk: Windows TCO]
His Republican colleagues on the Senate side also warned against the TSA requirements on the pipeline sector, calling them “unnecessarily burdensome” and saying they “shift resources away from responding to cyberattacks to regulatory compliance,” The Washington Post reported.
Cyber industry leaders have expressed the same concerns to lawmakers.
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A top Republican is warning against new cyber regulations [iophk: Windows TCO]
The Transportation Security Administration already imposed new cyber regulations on pipeline operators in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, which briefly disrupted gas supplies. New requirements are in the works for the rail and air sectors as the Biden administration pushes to raise the nation’s cyber posture amid a wave of ransomware attacks.