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Biden told reporters Wednesday he gave President Vladimir Putin a list of 16 critical infrastructure entities that are “off limits” to a Russian cyberattack: “I talked about the proposition that certain critical infrastructure should be off limits to attack — period — by cyber or any other means.
“Most cyber criminals in Russia operate with tacit state approval,” Frederick noted.
“President Biden effectively gave our adversaries the green light to launch cyberattacks on Americans.
I have severe doubts of the effectiveness of handing Putin an ‘off-limits’ list,” Pfluger continued.
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“The tensions on the cyberattack issues were clear; President Biden said, ‘please don’t attack us,’ not ‘here’s what the United States is going to do about this,'” Florida Rep.
“This is yet another example of President Biden’s lack of judgment, especially when it comes to dealing with our adversaries,” Florida Rep.
“Instead of submitting a list of 16 off-limit items, President Biden should’ve made clear that any cyberattack on America is unacceptable and that those responsible will be held to account for their actions.
“All of America should be protected from Russian hack, and our President should have made it very clear that any Russia-based cyber attack would face immediate response from the United States,” Rep.
“Instead of drawing a hard line, Biden declared open season on every industry not included in CISA’s definition of critical infrastructure,” Higgins added.
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