Biden Administration Braces for Potential Labor Day Cyber Attacks
Concerns are based on previous recent cyber attacks over holiday weekends. Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, stressed that there were no specific threats on the radar.
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Stressing that there were no specific threats on the radar, Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, nonetheless said that both the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were monitoring for cybersecurity concerns over Labor Day weekend and urged companies to be on alert against hackers, reports The Hill. Neuberger said that the U.S. intelligence community was monitoring for threats, and that the FBI and CISA are “fully postured and fully prepared” in order to “rapidly” respond to any cybersecurity incidents.
The alert also stressed that the concerns are based on previous recent attacks over holiday weekends, not due to intelligence of specific pending attacks. “Indeed, a long weekend can sometimes make attackers feel they have extra time to navigate in before they are detected,” she said. “So as the long weekend comes, we want to raise awareness, and this need for awareness is particularly for critical infrastructure owners and operators who operate critical services for Americans.”
