How did the US government get hacked?
Podcast |
The Current
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Dec 16, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:12:53

Hackers gained access to U.S. government systems in a months-long act of cyberespionage. While the full extent of the security breach is still being determined, Tarah Wheeler explains the third-party software vulnerability that enabled the hack, and what the incoming Biden administration's priorities should be to meet a higher bar for U.S. cybersecurity.

Show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/2WsRJrT 

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