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Log4j Vulnerability Demonstrates Need For Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting, Peters Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 5th, 2022

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Log4j Vulnerability Demonstrates Need For Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting, Peters Says

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

The disclosure in December of a widespread and active cybersecurity vulnerability that has put at risk millions of government and private sector computer systems worldwide demonstrates the need for critical infrastructure companies to be required to report major cyber and ransomware attacks on their networks to the federal government, Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday. The committee on Wednesday hosted a virtual briefing with two of the top U.S.…

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