United State President Joe Biden on Tuesday said if the country could end up in a real war of mass shootings it could be due to a major cyber incident.
Biden cited Russia and China as growing threats to US national security and said a growing wave of cyber attacks, including ransomware attacks, against government agencies and the private sector by US officials linked to workers in both countries.
“I think there is a good chance that we will end up, if we end up fighting – a real war of superpowers – it will be like breaking cyber law with a positive effect and increasingly, skills,” Biden said during a half-hour speech during a visit to the Office of the Director of Intelligence (ODNI).
Cybersecurity has become a mainstay in Biden’s administration after a series of high-profile attacks on companies such as network management company SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline company, meat processing company JBS and software company Kaseya hurt the US more than just hacked companies. Other attacks affecting fuel and food in parts of the US.
Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin and Biden shared a list of critical infrastructure that the US considers illegal for international actors during the June 16 summit in Geneva.
America could end up fighting a real war in response to cyber attacks
Since then senior members of the Biden national security team have been in constant contact with senior members of the Kremlin over a cyber attack in the United States, organizations quoted the White House as saying.
Biden highlighted the threats posed by China, referring to President Xi Jinping as “the deadliest man to become the world’s most powerful military force, and the world’s largest and most prominent economy in 40 years, by 2040.”
Biden in his remarks to the 120 ODNI staff and senior leadership officials confirmed that he understands the complexity and complexity of their work.
The organization oversees 17 other US intelligence agencies. “You have my complete confidence. I know there is no such thing as 100 percent confidence in the intelligence world.
This happens from time to time, it is rare, it is rare,” he said. He realized that he would never involve politics in intelligence.
