Pressure is mounting for both the U.S. government and the private sector to better guard against cyberattacks.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday said she opposes companies paying off ransomware criminals and said firms targeted by cyberattacks need to alert the federal government.
Pressure is mounting for both the U.S. government and the private sector to better guard against cyberattacks following an attack on the world's largest meatpacker last weekend and one in May targeting the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. Adversaries of the United States have the ability to shut down the country's power grid, Granholm said, saying there are "thousands of attacks on all aspects of the energy sector."
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