The Capitol riot on January 6 was a dangerous moment on multiple levels, not least of which were the cybersecurity ramifications. The Capitol’s information infrastructure — laptops, documents, phones — were all in the hands of rioters for several hours. In one case, a woman allegedly stole a laptop or hard drive from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office, though the woman eventually turned herself in to law enforcement.
The potential exposure of sensitive government information — especially coming on the heels of the devastating SolarWinds hack — is inspiring business leaders to examine their own cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Many are asking: What would I do if my company’s tech was lost, stolen, or tampered with? How would we mitigate the damage from compromised hardware?
To start addressing those questions, it’s important to understand how a physical breach (of your offices or of your hardware) can have digital implications. Here are some of the cybersecurity lessons from the Capitol riot and how to protect your company in such an event.
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