Warner, Rubio Want US Official to Lead SolarWinds Response
The Unified Coordination Group should name a U.S. official to lead the response to the SolarWinds cyberattack (see 2102010063), Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and ranking member Marco Rubio, R-Fla., wrote federal agencies Tuesday. “The briefings we have…
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received convey a disjointed and disorganized response to confronting the breach,” they wrote National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, NSA Director Paul Nakasone, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency acting Director Brandon Wales. “Taking a federated rather than a unified approach means that critical tasks that are outside the central roles of your respective agencies are likely to fall through the cracks.” They requested a leader who can “coordinate the response, set priorities, and direct resources to where they are needed.” The agencies didn’t comment.