An office operating within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would establish an early warning system to better understand attacks on U.S. organizations by adversarial nations, newly installed National Cyber Director Chris Inglis suggested in a recent virtual event.
Chris Inglis, U.S. national cyber director
A Bureau of Cyber Statistics would compile data and hunt for insights to help cybersecurity officials “get our arms around this,” Inglis reportedly said during an Atlantic Council event on August 2, 2021,“ The Hill reported. By “this,” Inglis means the sharp spike in ransomware attacks that have hit U.S critical infrastructure, government agencies and businesses, as exemplified in the high profile SolarWinds Orion, Microsoft Exchange Server Hafnium, JBS and Kaseya VSA cyberattacks.
Now here’s the important part for MSSPs: The proposed bureau would gather, analyze and publish information on cybersecurity threats collected from incident response organizations and insurance providers, which would be required to submit to the bureau a cyber incident report every six months, The Hill’s report said.
It’s a safe bet MSPs, MSSPs and MDR (managed detection and response) service providers would fit the definition of incident response organizations. As a result, IT service provider compliance officers and their legal teams need to closely watch the fast-evolving legislative landscape, which may influenc ..
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