US Capitol siege poses cybersecurity threats: Experts - Business Insider

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The siege of the US Capitol was a disaster for congressional cybersecurity — and experts say Congress will likely have to wipe all its computers and rebuild from scratch

by a rioting mob of Trump supporters Wednesday was a historical security failure right at the seat of the US government — but cybersecurity experts warn that the intrusion could pose an ongoing threat to national security, even well after the Capitol building itself was secured.

Now, in the aftermath, there are unanswered questions about the state of Congressional cybersecurity. Experts told Insider that the federal government will need to take swift action to protect confidential information stored on stolen devices. Extreme measures will also likely be needed to secure existing hardware at the Capitol, including potentially wiping all computers in the building and rebuilding its IT infrastructure from scratch.

"Once intruders have physical access to a system, the game is over," Jackie Singh, a security researcher who worked as a cybersecurity expert for the Biden 2020 campaign, told Insider. "The safest thing to do once it's been out of [its owner's] physical custody is to wipe it."

 

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This guy is looking pretty cocky but I'm sure the FBI will appreciate that mug shot.

Eureka! So, we have the 'why' to all this mess ..

That should only cost a few hundred billion. Cool.

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