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In truth , the subtle conver- gence of homeland security with our broader national se- curity foreshadows a required seismic shift in how we view cybersecurity one that em- phasizes a greater sensitivity to the volatility of ubiquitous cyber in a digitally intercon- nected world while returning to the simplicity of foundation- al cybersecurity practices that are minimized , forgotten , or of- ten ignored .

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Nothing has brought that real- ity more to the forefront than Russia s war on Ukraine and China s escalating tensions with Taiwan .

As 2022 dawned , Russian cyber forces launched dozens of cy- berattacks against Ukrainian infrastructure with an intent to cripple key economic , political , and military targets in advance of Russia s massive ground as- sault . Although Russia has not executed a significant cyber strike against the United States to date , malicious cyber actors and their proxies that support the Kremlin continue to am- plify their attacks .

Just weeks ago , pro-Russian hackers were able to take down the websites of 14 hospitals across the U . S .,, including Stanford Healthcare , Duke Universi- ty Hospital and Cedars-Sinai . In our education sector , the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) discovered the widespread sharing of more than 36,000 leaked U . S . college VPN cre- dentials that surfaced on Rus- sian cybercrime forums this past May .

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