President Biden Shows Putin 'Cyber Attack Banned Area'
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On June 16, 2021, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Geneva, Switzerland. At the meeting, President Biden presented 16 areas, such as energy-related infrastructure, as 'off limits' that should not be targeted by cyber attacks, and the two leaders agreed to 'address cyber security issues.' It has been reported.
Cyber concerns dominate Biden-Putin summit | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/558853-cyber-concerns-dominate-biden-putin-summit
Biden says he gave Putin list of 16 sectors that should be off-limits to hacking --CyberScoop
https://www.cyberscoop.com/biden-putin-summit-russia-geneva/
President Biden met with Putin on June 16 for the first time since he took office. The talks, which lasted more than three hours, raised issues such as nuclear weapons, human rights issues, and the conflict between the two countries over the conflict in Syria, but the most time spent was on cybersecurity issues.
At a press conference after the meeting, President Biden said, 'We spent a lot of time on the cyber field and security. During the talks, I was attacked by cyber attacks and other means of certain critical infrastructure. I made a suggestion that it shouldn't be. ' Biden's 'important infrastructure' refers to infrastructure in 16 sectors , including the energy, food, telecommunications, and defense industries, which the US government has designated as critical to national security.
President Biden added, 'One idea. Responsible nations need to take action against criminals who carry out ransomware attacks in their own country, so we ask,'What is a banned area?' We have agreed to order experts from both countries to gain a concrete understanding of and pursue these issues that arise in both countries and other countries. '
President Biden's remarks are in mind of the ransomware attacks on the core infrastructure that has been occurring frequently in the United States in recent years. In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline, which operates the largest oil transportation pipeline in the United States, suspended operations due to a ransomware attack, and in June, the world's largest meat company JBS was attacked by a ransomware attack . Most meat factories were temporarily closed . All of these ransomware attacks are allegedly carried out by a group of Russian-based hackers. Following repeated ransomware damage, the US government has decided to raise the priority of responding to ransomware attacks to the same level as terrorism.
The United States raises the priority of responding to ransomware attacks to the same level as terrorism --GIGAZINE
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After the meeting, Putin said, 'The two countries need to abandon all kinds of speculation and discuss at the expert level and start working for the benefit of both the United States and Russia,' and began discussions on cybersecurity issues. He revealed that the two leaders had agreed to do so, but did not mention Mr. Biden's proposal. He also told reporters, 'The Kremlin has confirmed that the ransomware attack is coming from the United States,' and once again denied allegations that the ransomware attack was due to a group of Russian hackers. ..
Both Presidents Biden and Putin described the meeting as 'peaceful and highly specialized.' 'President Biden presents Putin with specific industries and critical infrastructure that should not be targeted for cyberattacks or hacks,' said Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Information Task Force of the US Parliament. However, I was encouraged by the news that Russia showed that if it did not cooperate in the pursuit of responsibility, the corresponding results would wait, 'said the summit, which marked a' new turning point 'between the two countries. I positioned it as a president.
Meanwhile, Jamil Jaffer, who has a background in dealing with security issues as a deputy adviser to former President George W. Bush, told the American political newspaper The Hill, 'What did President Biden say? I didn't talk about 'a line that shouldn't be' or what would happen if it was crossed. It's very difficult to deter the other person without clarifying what the limits are and what the penalties are for crossing it. That's why the talks did not prevent hacking from Russia.
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