The Colonial Pipeline attack is a sobering reminder that, in the 21st century, malicious hackers can reach across continents to target our critical infrastructure.

We have a lot of work ahead to bolster America's cyber-defenses, but this is a good step. https://t.co/tiW1oondlc

— Michael Bennet (@SenatorBennet) May 13, 2021

If I’m reading section 7 of this right it looks like the USG is partly doing this, a central EDR at least which will be a major good thing (and potentially highlight a ton of unknown breaches). https://t.co/5TFwfLuAfd

— Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) May 13, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline incident is a sobering reminder that our nation faces sophisticated cyber threats.

Today, President Biden signed an executive order to chart a new course to improve the nation's cybersecurity and protect federal government networks. https://t.co/j9wyCKdwj0 pic.twitter.com/bJxVYf2D72

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 13, 2021

JUST IN: @POTUS Biden signs long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity designed to protect federal networks, improve information-sharing between the government and private sector on cyber issues, and strengthen the U.S. ability to respond to cyber incidents as they occur

— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) May 12, 2021

.@POTUS signed an executive order today stating that agencies should “participating in a vulnerability disclosure program that includes a reporting and disclosure process.” This will be the path to more gov bug bounties and @Hacker0x01 is here to serve! https://t.co/21KzB9aY4Y

— Jobert Abma (@jobertabma) May 13, 2021

Unpopular Opinion (?): Biden can do more for cybersecurity by legalizing marijuana than these executive orders.

— Damian (@decryptlyfe) May 13, 2021

The Administration's new Cybersecurity Executive Order lays out an ambitious & achievable workplan to dramatically improve the security of US govt networks by using the power of the purse. Kudos to the team for pulling this together. https://t.co/aFMuD3vdEX

— Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) May 12, 2021

Recent cybersecurity incidents such as the #ColonialPipelineHack are a stark reminder that the U.S. faces increased threats from cyber criminals, reports NPR: https://t.co/Vk53FovBpo

Take cybersecurity into your own hands using the NOVA Cybersecurity Lab: https://t.co/G195wCXF3I pic.twitter.com/NLhLCPydxH

— NOVA Labs (@theNOVALabs) May 13, 2021

If you leave a VPN appliance unpatched for a few years, you may encounter a sophisticated cyber threat. https://t.co/aHWCwqn2jB

— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) May 13, 2021

A White House official said President Biden's executive order on cybersecurity "reflects a fundamental shift in our mindset from incident response to prevention, from talking about security to doing security." https://t.co/qqjEsxA1SQ

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) May 13, 2021

This executive order is a good first step, but executive orders can only go so far. Congress will have to step up & do more to address our cyber vulnerabilities, & I look forward to working with the administration & my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to close those gaps. https://t.co/O8w1Ts9ddg

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) May 13, 2021

Kennan Director @MatthewRojansky spoke with @NPR's @FrancoOrdonez about the importance of setting rules of engagement with Russia when it comes to #cyber and #armscontrol issues.

READ the piece ? https://t.co/QQmIZCPryh

— Kennan Institute (@kennaninstitute) May 13, 2021

President Biden signed an executive order to boost America's cyber defenses.

It requires companies to report breaches, updates federal network standards and establishes a board to review cyber incidents. https://t.co/NNVQ68Nr1M

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) May 13, 2021

Cybersecurity is a foundational element of our national security priorities.

This is a good first step, but we need to continue to harden our public and private cyber resiliency and aggressively prosecute the use of criminal ransomware.https://t.co/ym3vdmuE8e

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 13, 2021

Colonial Pipeline hack was 'wakeup call' on U.S. cyber vulnerability, Buttigieg says

https://t.co/73l1LTRRZ9

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) May 13, 2021

Colonial Pipeline hack was 'wakeup call' on U.S. cyber vulnerability, Buttigieg says https://t.co/4EV5FqfT9R

— CNBC (@CNBC) May 13, 2021