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Kiersten Todt

Kiersten Todt is managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute and former executive director of the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity

SolarWinds fallout makes secure communications a critical first line of defense

Crisis situations like this one can induce the fog-of-war and lead to tradeoffs during remediation. While we may not know the full extent of the damage for some time, as is always the case in an event like this, we need to stop the bleeding. We must not afford the adversary an easy path to more information.