{"id":2000151,"date":"2023-08-14T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyber-personnel-shortage-is-a-major-national-security-fail-for-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:13:22","slug":"cyber-personnel-shortage-is-a-major-national-security-fail-for-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyber-personnel-shortage-is-a-major-national-security-fail-for-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s failure: Cyber personnel shortage jeopardizes national security."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcyber-personnel-shortage-is-a-major-national-security-fail-for-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000151&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Cybersecurity Crisis in\u200d America: A \u200dLooming Threat<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s spin\u200b doctors continually try\u200c to put a good\u200c face on America\u2019s ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-ticking-time-bomb-china-infects-american-infrastructure-with-malware-to-disrupt-u-s-military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cyber crisis<\/a>,\u200c like when they\u2062 had first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, kick-off the White House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/08\/03\/white-house-school-cybersecurity-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back-to-school cyber safety summit<\/a> and \u2062tout a new \u201cformal, ongoing collaboration\u201d between \u200call levels of government and school districts. But the \u200btruth is, cybersecurity is just another major issue where America is lagging under the stewardship of Biden.<\/p>\n<p>As of the\u2064 end of 2022, way past the point \u2063where Biden could blame this crisis on former President Donald Trump, there was a \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2022\/12\/06\/fixing-the-cybersecurity-staff-shortage\/?sh=1eea76c55b4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">labor \u200dshortage<\/a> of cyber personnel to the\u2062 tune of approximately 700,000\u2062 unfilled\u2064 positions \u2062throughout \u200dthe job \u200dmarket.<\/p>\n<h3>The Dangers of\u2064 Understaffing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>America\u2019s understaffing in the cyber profession poses significant\u200d dangers in both the public and private sectors.<\/li>\n<li>In today\u2019s \u2063interconnected climate, cyber threats and the demand\u200c for skilled \u2064cybersecurity \u2064professionals has \u200dnever been higher.<\/li>\n<li>A shortage of proficient cybersecurity personnel \u200dposes dire consequences\u200c for national security and privacy protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the public\u2062 sector, under the unthinkably incompetent\u200d leadership of Alejandro Mayorkas at the top of the\u200c Department of \u200cHomeland Security (DHS), federal and state level government agencies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyber-personnel-shortage-is-a-major-national-security-fail-for-biden\/\" title=\"Biden's failure: Cyber personnel shortage jeopardizes national security.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-psakis-space-force-slight\/\" title=\"Republicans Slam Psaki\u2019s Space Force Slight\">critical infrastructure<\/a> assets face countless cyber threats<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclonis.com\/state-sponsored-hacking-attacks-advanced-persistent-threats-target-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state-sponsored threat actors<\/a> \u2063and cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a sub-agency under DHS, has \u200bput out far more than enough taxpayer dollars over the past\u200d 2-plus years to have made major strides\u2062 in the cybersphere, but positive results have eluded them two-thirds of the way through Joe Biden\u2019s current \u200cterm.<\/p>\n<p>Just \u2062weeks ago, \u2063there \u200cwas a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-07\/aa23-187a-increased-truebot-activity-infects-us-and-canada-based-networks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint \u2063cybersecurity advisory<\/a> from CISA, the \u2062FBI, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC),\u2062 and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), regarding a spike in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmasoftware.com\/truebotmalware-removal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truebot\u2064 malware<\/a>, a botnet that is often utilized \u2063by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclonis.com\/cisa-us-government-hit-russian-cyberattacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia-backed cyber gangs like CLOP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese threat actors were also just \u200creported to be \u2064behind <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/20\/politics\/chinese-hackers-us-ambassador\/index.html?utm_term=16898853324058b08694b5a02&#038;utm_source=cnn_Breaking+News&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;bt_ee=GdpZFzDHMEWp%2FSO0uXhyC6eVVOYxoYtvugx7hipXjPOpxvaij481g%2Fgvv3SgzDme&#038;bt_ts=1689885332408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an attack<\/a> that led to\u2064 the\u2064 breach of\u200b an email account linked \u2063to the U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, as part of a larger \u2062targeted intelligence-gathering initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Without adequate cyber personnel, government \u200centities will always struggle in responding to hacks effectively. This will lead to more data breaches, disruptions of essential services, and \u2063other dangers to \u200bnational security.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2063 private sector, businesses\u200d across\u2062 various industries continue to be targeted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-state-ags-urge-biden-to-classify-fentanyl-as-weapon-of-mass-destruction\/\" title=\"18 State AGs Urge Biden to Classify Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction\">threat actors seeking<\/a> to \u200csteal valuable intellectual property, consumer\u2063 information, and financial data. These \u2062kinds\u2062 of breaches are regularly executed\u200b by countries like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chinese-cybercriminal-hacker-group-stole-20-million-in-covid-relief-funds-secret-service-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>, Iran, North \u200cKorea, and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining an\u2062 understaffed private sector will\u2064 slow incident response times, leaving entities exposed to prolonged hacks. The results of which will \u200blikely be larger financial \u2062losses, \u200dreputational damage, and legal liabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, interconnectedness\u200b between \u2062the private\u200c and \u2062public sectors \u200dmakes them interdependent. \u200bSo cyber-attacks that target private companies increasingly have ripple effects on \u2063critical infrastructure and public services, including energy, transportation, and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>This only emphasizes the \u200dimportance of\u200b having a deep cybersecurity workforce in both the public and\u200c private sectors, as it can more effectively collaborate to defend against threats effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To address these challenges, America needs to invest in \u2062robust \u2062cybersecurity education, training,\u200c and recruitment efforts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/white-house-applauds-fius-cybersecurity-1057311\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One program<\/a> that hopes \u2062to achieve this is Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) cybersecurity\u2063 workforce training program. This \u2063program provides free \u2064cyber training to veterans and first\u200d responders.<\/p>\n<p>We must also encourage younger students to pursue\u2062 careers in cyber fields and launch a consistent \u2064plan for doing so year-round,\u200c and not just trotting out Jill Biden types one week out of\u2063 the\u2062 year for awareness. This, in \u2062addition to offering better salaries and benefits packages, should attract the talent needed to fill critical cybersecurity roles.<\/p>\n<p>This extended\u200d years\u2019 long\u200d understaffing epidemic in the cybersecurity sector continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-inconvenient-truth-about-perfect-form\/\" title=\"The Inconvenient Truth About Perfect Form\">pose significant risks<\/a> for the \u200bUnited States, leaving it vulnerable \u200cto hacks on \u2063multiple fronts. At this point, a substantially larger commitment must be made towards\u200d building the well-equipped cybersecurity\u200d workforce of the\u2062 future.<\/p>\n<p>If we do so, \u2063it strengthens our cyber defenses, protects sensitive data, safeguards national interests,\u200c and establishes a resilient and secure cybersphere. Whether or\u200d not the 46th President and his cabinet are up to the task remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p><em>Julio Rivera is a business and \u2063political strategist, cybersecurity researcher, Editorial Director\u2064 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionarytimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reactionary Times<\/a>, and a \u2063political commentator and columnist. His writing, which is focused on cybersecurity and politics, has been published by many\u200d of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-zuckerberg-attempts-to-dismiss-documentary-exposing-his-400-million-effort-to-elect-biden\/\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg Attempts to Dismiss Documentary Exposing His 0 Million Effort to Elect Biden\">respected news organizations<\/a> in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed\u200c in this piece are those of\u200d the author\u200c and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s team attempts to present a positive image of America&#8217;s cyber crisis. They recently had First Lady Dr. Jill Biden initiate a cyber safety summit and highlight a new partnership between government and schools. However, the reality remains that cybersecurity remains a pressing concern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2177,"featured_media":2000152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}