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Image:1920.Librarians and patrons in the circular main reading room of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.   Admiral Mark Montgomery, @MarkCMontgomery, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re:  Russian hacking.   We’ve identified a number of IP attacks and nation-state attacks over the years, this one is a watershed event, a significant failure of our govt to protect itself or warn large corporations.  We spend tens of billions a year to protect ourselves, 0.2% of the federal budget annually on cyber security—and that’s not enough, and people need to be held accountable.  The last six years since the OPM attack: a lack of focus.  Yes, all the indications are this has the fingerprints of an advanced state actor (Russia or China) ; leaks say it's Russia.  Need a public-private collaboration to protect our private sector, the crown jewels of our society.  Need both offensive and defensive capabilities.  Offensive: we have 6,000 on-Net operators; Congress needs to direct the DoD to assess this—by 2020, we need more men and women on cybermission forces. For a resilient defense: detect anomalous behaviors in our systems.  They breeched our Maginot line. To do this right is expensive.    Mark Montgomery serves as senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, where he leads FDD’s efforts to advance U.S. prosperity and security through technology innovation while countering cyber threats that seek to diminish them. Prior to joining CCTI, Mark served as the Executive Director of the congressionally mandated Cyberspace Solarium Commission, where he remains a Senior Advisor.   https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/12/16/russian-hackers-target-us-government-agencies/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/us/politics/russia-hack-putin-trump-biden.html https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/16/russian-hackers-fireeye-cyberattack-447226 https://www.lawfareblog.com/quick-thoughts-russia-hack