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Ritchie Torres: the breach of Colonial Pipeline demonstrates the laissez-faire approach to cybersecurity that the Federal Government has…

On the recordOctober 25, 2021
the breach of Colonial Pipeline demonstrates the laissez-faire approach to cybersecurity that the Federal Government has taken has been an abject failure.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Torres criticizes the government's reactive cybersecurity measures following the Colonial Pipeline breach.

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