{"id":1121,"date":"2021-11-26T06:16:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T06:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.ai\/blog\/?p=707"},"modified":"2024-08-12T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:05:11","slug":"cybersecurity-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><i>\u201cIn an age when so much of our lives are conducted online, cyber attacks must be treated as a serious threat by our leadership at the highest levels.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This statement was given by Joe Biden, the President of the United States, at a press conference in Delaware conducted in December 2020.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In today\u2019s increasingly interconnected environment, the cyber security landscape in the US is becoming more and more concerning every day. Cyber risks have long overtaken all the other kinds of threats to become one of the biggest threats to the economy of the US. For over a decade, vulnerability mitigation has been the primary cornerstone of the country\u2019s approach to cyber security.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Fortifying the virtual perimeter and IT infrastructure can offer some protection against threat actors. However, many cybercriminals have no shortage of resources, time, and motivation for bypassing even the most extensive fortification.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As nation-state hackers as well as other cybercriminals pose a major threat to the economic and national security of the US, it is essential for the country\u2019s cyber security policy to focus not only on vulnerability mitigation but also on threat deterrence.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Threatcop \u2013 Book a Free Demo<\/title>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Outfit:wght@300;400;500;600;700&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n  .tc-wrap , .tc-wrap ::before, .tc-wrap ::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }\n  .tc-wrap { font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif; width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; padding: 20px 10px; }\n  .tc-card { width: 100%; max-width: 820px; background: #fff; border-radius: 20px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(24,57,148,0.13), 0 4px 16px rgba(24,57,148,0.07); display: flex; flex-direction: row; }\n  .tc-left { background: linear-gradient(160deg, #1e44b0 0%, #183994 40%, #0e2570 100%); width: 320px; flex-shrink: 0; padding: 40px 32px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }\n  .tc-left::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 1.5px, transparent 1.5px); background-size: 22px 22px; }\n  .tc-left::after { content: ''; position: absolute; bottom: -60px; right: -60px; width: 220px; height: 220px; background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(99,179,255,0.22) 0%, transparent 65%); border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none; }\n  .tc-panel-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }\n  .tc-badge { display: inline-flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 6px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18) !important; border-radius: 20px !important; padding: 4px 14px 4px 10px !important; font-size: 12.5px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; letter-spacing: .09em !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; margin-bottom: 18px !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.4 !important; }\n  .tc-badge-dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; background: #5cd9a0; border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 6px #5cd9a0; flex-shrink: 0; display: inline-block; }\n  .tc-left h1, .tc-left h2, .tc-left h3, .tc-left h4, .tc-left h5, .tc-left h6 { color: #ffffff !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; font-size: 28px !important; font-weight: 700 !important; line-height: 1.35 !important; letter-spacing: -0.3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; background: none !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff !important; }\n  .tc-left h2 em { font-style: normal !important; color: #7ec8ff !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: #7ec8ff !important; }\n  .tc-left p, .tc-left .tc-sub { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78) !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: 300 !important; line-height: 1.65 !important; margin-top: 12px !important; background: none !important; }\n  .tc-right { flex: 1; padding: 32px 32px 28px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }\n  .tc-form-title { font-size: 13px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8fa4cc !important; margin-bottom: 20px !important; display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 10px; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; }\n  .tc-form-title::after { content: ''; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: #eef1fa; }\n  .tc-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; }\n  .tc-field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }\n  .tc-field.full { grid-column: 1 \/ -1; }\n  .tc-field label { font-size: 13px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; color: #3a4f7a !important; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; display: block !important; }\n  .tc-input-wrap { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; }\n  .tc-input-wrap .tc-fi { position: absolute; right: 12px; width: 15px; height: 15px; stroke: #c0ccdf; stroke-width: 1.8; pointer-events: none; fill: none; }\n  .tc-wrap input[type=\"text\"], .tc-wrap input[type=\"email\"], .tc-wrap input[type=\"number\"] { width: 100% !important; border: 1.5px solid #e2e9f7 !important; border-radius: 10px !important; padding: 9px 34px 9px 13px !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; font-size: 15px !important; font-weight: 400 !important; color: #1e2d50 !important; background: #f8faff !important; outline: none !important; transition: border-color .2s, background .2s, box-shadow .2s; -moz-appearance: textfield; box-shadow: none !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: #1e2d50 !important; }\n  .tc-wrap input[type=\"number\"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button, .tc-wrap input[type=\"number\"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button { -webkit-appearance: none; }\n  .tc-wrap input::placeholder { color: #c0ccdf !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: #c0ccdf !important; opacity: 1; }\n  .tc-wrap input:focus { border-color: #183994 !important; background: #fff !important; box-shadow: 0 0 0 3.5px rgba(24,57,148,0.1) !important; }\n  .tc-phone-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; }\n  .tc-flag-select { position: relative; flex-shrink: 0; }\n  .tc-flag-select select { appearance: none !important; -webkit-appearance: none !important; border: 1.5px solid #e2e9f7 !important; border-radius: 10px !important; padding: 9px 26px 9px 12px !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: 500 !important; color: #1e2d50 !important; background: #f8faff !important; outline: none !important; cursor: pointer; width: 100px !important; transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s; }\n  .tc-flag-select select:focus { border-color: #183994 !important; box-shadow: 0 0 0 3.5px rgba(24,57,148,0.1) !important; }\n  .tc-flag-select::after { content: ''; position: absolute; right: 10px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 4px solid transparent; border-right: 4px solid transparent; border-top: 5px solid #a0b0cc; pointer-events: none; }\n  .tc-phone-row .tc-input-wrap { flex: 1; }\n  .tc-btn-submit { width: 100% !important; margin-top: 18px !important; padding: 11px !important; background: #183994 !important; border: none !important; border-radius: 10px !important; color: #fff !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: #fff !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; font-size: 15px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; letter-spacing: .05em; cursor: pointer; display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: center !important; gap: 9px; transition: background .2s, transform .15s, box-shadow .2s; box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(24,57,148,0.28) !important; text-decoration: none !important; }\n  .tc-btn-submit:hover { background: #1d46b5 !important; transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(24,57,148,0.35) !important; color: #fff !important; }\n  .tc-btn-submit:active { transform: translateY(0); }\n  .tc-btn-submit svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; stroke: #fff; stroke-width: 2.2; fill: none; flex-shrink: 0; }\n  .tc-trust { margin-top: 10px !important; display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: center !important; gap: 5px; font-size: 13px !important; color: #a0b0cc !important; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif !important; }\n  .tc-trust svg { width: 12px; height: 12px; stroke: #a0b0cc; stroke-width: 2; fill: none; flex-shrink: 0; }\n  @media (max-width: 680px) {\n    .tc-card { flex-direction: column !important; }\n    .tc-left { width: 100% !important; padding: 28px 24px 24px !important; }\n    .tc-right { padding: 24px 20px !important; }\n    .tc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n    .tc-field.full { grid-column: 1 !important; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"tc-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"tc-card\">\n    <div class=\"tc-left\">\n      <div class=\"tc-panel-inner\">\n        <div class=\"tc-badge\">\n          <span class=\"tc-badge-dot\"><\/span>\n          People Security Management\n        <\/div>\n        <h2>Book a Free<br><em>Demo Call<\/em><br>with Our Expert<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"tc-sub\">Discover how Threatcop protects your workforce from modern cyber threats.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"tc-right\">\n      <div class=\"tc-form-title\">Your Details<\/div>\n      <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/thankyou-blog\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"BlogForm\" value=\"BlogForm\">\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"PageSource\" id=\"tc-page-source\" value=\"\">\n        <div class=\"tc-grid\">\n          <div class=\"tc-field\">\n            <label>Full Name<\/label>\n            <div class=\"tc-input-wrap\">\n              <input type=\"text\" name=\"FullName\" placeholder=\"Jane Smith\" required=\"\">\n              <svg class=\"tc-fi\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"4\"><\/circle><path d=\"M4 20c0-4 3.58-7 8-7s8 3 8 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"tc-field\">\n            <label>Company Name<\/label>\n            <div class=\"tc-input-wrap\">\n              <input type=\"text\" name=\"CompanyName\" placeholder=\"Acme Corp\" required=\"\">\n              <svg class=\"tc-fi\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"3\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M9 3v18M3 9h6M3 15h6\"><\/path><\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"tc-field full\">\n            <label>Corporate Email<\/label>\n            <div class=\"tc-input-wrap\">\n              <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"jane@yourcompany.com\" required=\"\">\n              <svg class=\"tc-fi\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"4\" width=\"20\" height=\"16\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><polyline points=\"2,4 12,13 22,4\"><\/polyline><\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"tc-field full\">\n            <label>Phone Number<\/label>\n            <div class=\"tc-input-wrap\">\n              <input type=\"number\" name=\"Phone\" placeholder=\"98765 43210\" required=\"\">\n              <svg class=\"tc-fi\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 01-2.18 2A19.79 19.79 0 013.09 4.18 2 2 0 015.07 2h3a2 2 0 012 1.72c.13.96.36 1.9.71 2.81a2 2 0 01-.45 2.11L9.09 9.91a16 16 0 006 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 012.11-.45c.91.35 1.85.58 2.81.71A2 2 0 0122 16.92z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <button type=\"submit\" class=\"tc-btn-submit\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 2L11 13M22 2L15 22l-4-9-9-4 20-7z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n          Book My Free Demo\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"tc-trust\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"11\" width=\"18\" height=\"11\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M7 11V7a5 5 0 0110 0v4\"><\/path><\/svg>\n          Your data is safe &amp; never shared with third parties\n        <\/div>\n      <\/form>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>document.getElementById('tc-page-source').value = window.location.href;<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>What Do the Numbers Say?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">With hundreds of big and small organizations in the country coming under attack on all fronts, the US has become one of the topmost affected countries by cybercrime. Here are some statistics showing just how much damage cyber threats are causing in the US:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/Media\/PDF\/AnnualReport\/2020_IC3Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2,211,396 cybersecurity-related complaints<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from 2016 to 2020<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> giving an average of 440,000 complaints per year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><strong>IC3 has reported total losses of around 13.3 million due to cyber attacks over the period of five years from 2016 to 2020<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Internet Crime Report 2020 by the FBI, while phishing is listed as the most frequently used attack vector in the US in 2020, <\/span><strong>BEC was the most costly cybercrime in the US in 2020, leading to losses of $1.8 billion<\/strong><b>.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per Statista, <\/span><strong>data breaches resulted in the compromise of 155.8 million records in 2020<\/strong><b>.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">An article in Forbes revealed that <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the US Federal Trade Commission received<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chuckbrooks\/2021\/03\/02\/alarming-cybersecurity-stats-------what-you-need-to-know-for-2021\/?sh=569ea4758d3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.4 million reports<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">of identity theft in 2020<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">, which is double the number reported in 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to the 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report released by IBM, <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the average cost of a data breach is the highest in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/in-en\/security\/data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US at $8.64 million<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7292\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7292\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights.png\" alt=\"cybersecurity in the US\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights.png 1024w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights-80x57.png 80w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights-500x354.png 500w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CB-Insights-800x566.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Source: CB Insights)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Recent Cyber Security Incidents in the US<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Recently, the FBI released a warning that <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">threat actors have been witnessed<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/fbi-warns-against-spear-phishing\/\">impersonating Trust<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the largest bank holding companies in the US, for launching a spear-phishing campaign to infect the victims with Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">On 7th May 2021, <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/ransomware-attack-hits-a-major-us-oil-pipeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colonial Pipeline<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, one of the largest oil pipelines in the US, was hit by a ransomware attack<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> that forced it to shut down. This 5,500-mile-long pipeline, which carries more than 100 million gallons of fuel from Houston to New York Harbour every day, was forced to temporarily halt all operations as the attack impacted some of its IT systems.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2021, the <\/span><strong>Pennsylvania Department of Health announced a data breach that involved a third-party vendor engaged to provide COVID-19 contact tracing<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As a result of this breach, the personal information of many Pennsylvania residents was potentially compromised.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>TriHealth medical system, based in Ohio, suffered a data breach<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resulting in the compromise of patient and employee data. The compromised data consisted of personally identifiable and protected health information of certain TriHealth employees and patients.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/cyber-attack-haunts-a-public-water-supply-system-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellsworth Water Plant in Kansas<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, USA suffered a cyber attack in April 2021<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.&nbsp; A hacker remotely accessed a Post Rock Water District computer system to shut down the cleaning and disinfecting processes at the water plant.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><strong>University of California, San Francisco paid a ransom of $1.14 million<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after the NetWalker ransomware locked down multiple servers of its School of Medicine in June 2020.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As clearly proven by the cyber security incidents and statistics mentioned above, cybercrime has become a serious threat to the US economy as well as public safety. The lack of<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/benefits-and-purpose-of-security-awareness-training\/\">security awareness<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and the increase in the frequency of cyber attacks are significantly contributing to the problem. It has become imperative for the US government to collaborate with the public and private organizations in the country to come up with an effective defense strategy against cyber threats.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIn an age when so much of our lives are conducted online, cyber attacks must be treated as a serious threat by our leadership at the highest levels.\u201d This statement was given by Joe Biden, the President of the United States, at a press conference in Delaware conducted in December 2020.&nbsp; In today\u2019s increasingly interconnected [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US - ThreatCop Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of 2,211,396 cyber security related complaints in the US from 2016 to 2020...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US - ThreatCop Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of 2,211,396 cyber security related complaints in the US from 2016 to 2020...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Threatcop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Threatcop\/100083109892339\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-26T06:16:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-12T07:05:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Threatcop\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@threatcop\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@threatcop\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Threatcop\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Threatcop\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e4db27ffd37219d73fc6b40cc9d45cfa\"},\"headline\":\"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-26T06:16:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-12T07:05:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":731,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Miscellaneous\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/\",\"name\":\"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US - ThreatCop Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-26T06:16:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-12T07:05:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of 2,211,396 cyber security related complaints in the US from 2016 to 2020...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp\",\"width\":1250,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"Cybersecurity in the US\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Threatcop\",\"description\":\"Cybersecurity Blogs, News, Updates, and Articles\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Threatcop\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/threatcop-logo-black-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/threatcop-logo-black-1.png\",\"width\":432,\"height\":102,\"caption\":\"Threatcop\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/people\\\/Threatcop\\\/100083109892339\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/threatcop\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/threatcop\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/threatcop_official\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e4db27ffd37219d73fc6b40cc9d45cfa\",\"name\":\"Threatcop\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/avatar_user_1_1696398433.jpeg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/avatar_user_1_1696398433.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/avatar_user_1_1696398433.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Threatcop\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/threatcop.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US - ThreatCop Blog","description":"The Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of 2,211,396 cyber security related complaints in the US from 2016 to 2020...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US - ThreatCop Blog","og_description":"The Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of 2,211,396 cyber security related complaints in the US from 2016 to 2020...","og_url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/","og_site_name":"Threatcop","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Threatcop\/100083109892339\/","article_published_time":"2021-11-26T06:16:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-12T07:05:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1250,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Threatcop","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@threatcop","twitter_site":"@threatcop","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Threatcop","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/"},"author":{"name":"Threatcop","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e4db27ffd37219d73fc6b40cc9d45cfa"},"headline":"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US","datePublished":"2021-11-26T06:16:47+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T07:05:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/"},"wordCount":731,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp","articleSection":["Miscellaneous"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/","url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/","name":"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US - ThreatCop Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp","datePublished":"2021-11-26T06:16:47+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T07:05:11+00:00","description":"The Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) received a total of 2,211,396 cyber security related complaints in the US from 2016 to 2020...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cybersecurity_in_the_US.webp","width":1250,"height":1200,"caption":"Cybersecurity in the US"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-the-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Current Cybersecurity Landscape in the US"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/","name":"Threatcop","description":"Cybersecurity Blogs, News, Updates, and Articles","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Threatcop","url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/threatcop-logo-black-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/threatcop-logo-black-1.png","width":432,"height":102,"caption":"Threatcop"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Threatcop\/100083109892339\/","https:\/\/x.com\/threatcop","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/threatcop\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/threatcop_official\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e4db27ffd37219d73fc6b40cc9d45cfa","name":"Threatcop","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/avatar_user_1_1696398433.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/avatar_user_1_1696398433.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/avatar_user_1_1696398433.jpeg","caption":"Threatcop"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/threatcop.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1121"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11642,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121\/revisions\/11642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}