As US officials struggle with the fallout, questions are swirling about whether the agency tasked with protecting the nation from cyberattacks is up to the job. The Biden team in particular has stated that it's been stonewalled by Trump officials in its effort to learn more about key national security issues, including the hack. CISA was established when President Donald Trump signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018. Since the hack was discovered, CISA has held multiple phone calls a week to brief public and private stakeholders. More broadly, the SolarWinds hack must be a "wake-up call for the United States," said Gilman Louie, CEO of Looking Glass Solutions, a cyber security firm.

Source: CNN January 02, 2021 12:56 UTC