The director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , Jen Easterly, issued a dire warning Monday, urging tech companies such as Microsoft and Twitter to curb their use of poorly designed software and unsafe practices that facilitate ransomware attacks.
The solution, Easterly argued before an audience gathered at Carnegie Mellon University, is to eliminate"dangerous by design" technology and create liability for companies that fail to protect consumers."Technology manufacturers must take ownership of the security outcomes for their customers," Easterly said.
Roughly a quarter of Microsoft's customers use multifactor authentication, while fewer than 3% of Twitter's users use the same feature – numbers Easterly called"disappointing." "The government can also play a role in shifting liability onto those entities that fail to live up to the duty of care they owe their customers," Easterly added, noting she would push for ways to hold technology companies responsible if they expose their customers to undue risk.
In an ominous close to her address, Easterly raised a hypothetical scenario whereby an adversary might target multiple gas pipelines with explosions, mass- pollute U.S. waterways or hijack all telecommunications.
Meanwhile, the DNC FBI finally admitted to the China virus origin. China killed millions, for 4 years now the left's response: jan6, you're racist, and the dossier... because DEMOCRACY!
User: The Chinese stole all my info. MS customer service: Have you tried turning it off and back on?