A massive string of devastating hacks makes cybersecurity a national security issue

According to Radio Free Europe, referring to the world media, this comes after the first man in America warned Moscow that it would face a proportionate response if the hacker attacks continue.
After meeting with top cybersecurity advisers on Wednesday, Biden said he would "deliver" Putin's response to a wave of ransomware attacks on US companies.
However, Biden's vague statement left it unclear whether he was planning another verbal warning to Putin, as during their summit in Geneva, or whether he would start with more aggressive options for dismantling the infrastructure used by Russian criminal groups, writes The New York Times, although that option carries significant risk because Russia may step up its actions.
The White House's argument is that the attacks originate from Russian territory, so it is Putin's responsibility to prevent them, and that the United States itself will do that if the Russian President won't. Putin denies that the attacks came from Russia and claims that the United States, with its cyber operations around the world, is the most active disruptive force on the Internet, but the New York Times points out that a large number of ransomware attacks come from Russia and that the software is often designed to avoid targets in the Russian-speaking area.
In recent days, a growing number of experts claim that the United States is facing such barrage attacks that it must retaliate with a stronger blow, even if it cannot control the response, the paper said, noting that Biden is under increasing pressure to take visible action - perhaps an attack to Russian servers or banks that enable their work, since he sent harsh warnings to Moscow that it would respond to cyber attacks on the United States with similar actions against...