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President Joe Biden will meet in person for the first time since taking office with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16. The ransomware attacks on US organizations will be a core issue for this meeting. Biden suggested earlier this month that he would discuss with Putin the recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, which led to a shutdown of the country’s largest gas pipeline.
The Kremlin has a historical past of working with cybercriminals, and many consultants believe the cyberattacks wouldn’t be taking place without some measure of consent from Putin. US president should demand action from Putin and he should take steps to ensure hackers who target the US, and the governments who facilitate their work or flip a blind eye to it, pay a worth.
“The scale of this problem is one that I think the country has to come to terms with.” Fortunately, we’re getting the first salvos to help the US and other countries build up defenses (The US isn’t the only country struggling with this problem; just last month, Ireland’s health services suffered a serious cyberattack). The Biden administration has instructed private companies to bolster their cybersecurity as it designs the government’s strategy,” FBI Director Christopher Wray, who likened the problem of the menace to 9/11, informed The Wall Avenue Journal.
Geneva: The Hot Topic For the Meeting Between US and Russian President