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— President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan needs cybersecurity funding to prevent hackers from wreaking havoc on increasingly digitized ports, roads and other facilities, experts say.
— The head of the Justice Department’s ransomware task force previewed his team’s newly launched effort to frustrate and catch perpetrators.
— A report out this morning traces the evolution of U.S. efforts to promote cyber diplomacy, including debates about what that topic should cover.
HAPPY MONDAY and welcome to Morning Cybersecurity! We here at MC are incredibly sad to hear about the passing of internet security legend Dan Kaminsky, who was remembered over the weekend as a “brilliant,” “public-spirited” and “unfailingly kind” man who worked tirelessly to promote cooperation among security professionals. May he rest in…
