Biden tells CEOs they have 'patriotic obligation' to guard against Russian cyberattacks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

President Biden on Monday called on top business executives to build up their companies' capacity to deal with potential cyberattacks from Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the invasion of Ukraine.

"It's not just in your interests that are at stake with the potential use of cybersecurity, it's in the national interest's stake, and I would respectfully suggest it's a patriotic obligation for you to invest as much as you can in making sure - and we will help in any way - that you have built up your technologic capacity to deal with cyberattacks," Biden said at the Business Roundtable's quarterly meeting on Monday evening.

Biden said that investing in technology to fight back against such an attack would protect companies, keep up providing critical services and help secure Americans' privacy.

He said that cyberattacks are one of the tools Putin is "most likely to use." The White House on Monday urged private companies to bolster their cyber defenses, citing evolving intelligence suggesting the Russian government is exploring potential cyberattacks.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tells-ceos-they-have-patriotic-obligation-to-guard-against-russian-cyberattacks/ar-AAVloCJ

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Hopefully CEOs realize it's in their best financial interest as well

This sure should separate the men from the boys

[ck4829]

2. Yep

[Flaleftist]

3. Shouldn't they be doing this anyway?

Maybe the NSA can provide consulting services.

[David__77]

4. Some tax benefits from costs of inplementing cyber security infrastructure might be helpful.

And even more radically mandating it. Like multi factor authentication for instance.

[Hekate]

5. Gods, he is good. Talk about the right man at the right time.

Democrats, thank you very much

[Qutzupalotl]

6. Home users, this would be a good time to back up your drives.

Don't wait for the ransomware attack.

[Irish_Dem]

7. "patriotic obligation" CEOs have no idea what that means.

[Magoo48]

9. Nope, not a clue.

Their greed is a social disease which drives them to gouge us on every fuckin’ thing we buy for the higher glory of increased profits, the only deity they know.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yep. Greed, wealth, power. These are the only values they have.

Like the GOP leadership too.