Lawmakers plan probes into SolarWinds, underscore Solarium benefits; security pros cite need for fundamental shifts

House and Senate cybersecurity leaders already are planning to examine the cause and effects of the SolarWinds hack, and touting new cyber tools supplied by the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, while some cybersecurity professionals caution that these are preliminary steps on a long road toward effective risk management.

New Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rob Portman (R-OH) and ranking member Gary Peters (D-MI) have already said they will hold hearings and “work on bipartisan comprehensive cybersecurity legislation” in...