The U.S. could 'turn the power off in Moscow,' one former U.S. official said. 'But that has so many dynamics in the wrong direction.'Then-Vice President Joe Biden and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, in 2012. | AP Photo/Alexander ZemlianichenkoPresident Joe Biden promised in December that he would after Russia’s latest massive cyberattack on the U.S.Well over 100 days later, his administration has yet to make it clear how hard it plans to punch back.The U.S. has employed a range of punishments for Moscow’s digital intrusions in the past, including leveling sanctions...…The U.S. could 'turn the power off in Moscow,' one former U.S. official said. 'But that has so many dynamics in the wrong direction.'Then-Vice President Joe Biden and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, in 2012. | AP Photo/Alexander ZemlianichenkoPresident Joe Biden promised in December that he would after Russia’s latest massive cyberattack on the U.S.Well over 100 days later, his administration has yet to make it clear how hard it plans to punch back.The U.S. has employed a range of punishments for Moscow’s digital intrusions in the past, including leveling sanctions...WW…

Microsoft has faced intense scrutiny in the two months since the revelation of the SolarWinds campaign over the role of its products in spreading the hackers’ net.Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, during a hearing on emerging technologies and their impact on national security. | AP Photo/Susan WalshGoogle is lobbying Senate Intelligence Committee members to use a Tuesday hearing on the SolarWinds hack to press Microsoft on whether its products had cybersecurity failures that played a role in the sprawling...…Microsoft has faced intense scrutiny in the two months since the revelation of the SolarWinds campaign over the role of its products in spreading the hackers’ net.Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, during a hearing on emerging technologies and their impact on national security. | AP Photo/Susan WalshGoogle is lobbying Senate Intelligence Committee members to use a Tuesday hearing on the SolarWinds hack to press Microsoft on whether its products had cybersecurity failures that played a role in the sprawling...WW…

The sprawling defense bill contains provisions meant to strengthen safeguards against foreign cyberattacks. The president may veto it because it doesn't punish social media companies.The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Hackers recently compromised myriad federal agencies including the Commerce, Treasury and State departments. | Patrick Semansky, file/APPresident Donald Trump’s promised veto of an annual defense policy bill would also sink one of the most consequential pieces of cybersecurity legislation in years, just as the...…The sprawling defense bill contains provisions meant to strengthen safeguards against foreign cyberattacks. The president may veto it because it doesn't punish social media companies.The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Hackers recently compromised myriad federal agencies including the Commerce, Treasury and State departments. | Patrick Semansky, file/APPresident Donald Trump’s promised veto of an annual defense policy bill would also sink one of the most consequential pieces of cybersecurity legislation in years, just as the...WW…

A clash between Trump's intelligence chief and Congress will leave the public in the dark.In recent weeks, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has significantly scaled back in-person election security briefings for lawmakers. | Gabriella Demczuk /The New York Times via APThe intensifying hostility between the intelligence community and Capitol Hill is poised to deprive the public of its best shot to learn of global dangers facing the country ahead of the 2020 election.Amid a toxic political atmosphere and with only a handful of legislative days remaining before Congress leaves...…A clash between Trump's intelligence chief and Congress will leave the public in the dark.In recent weeks, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has significantly scaled back in-person election security briefings for lawmakers. | Gabriella Demczuk /The New York Times via APThe intensifying hostility between the intelligence community and Capitol Hill is poised to deprive the public of its best shot to learn of global dangers facing the country ahead of the 2020 election.Amid a toxic political atmosphere and with only a handful of legislative days remaining before Congress leaves...WW…