
Facing increasing cyber threats aimed at exploiting known vulnerabilities, lawmakers secured funding in their new $1.3 trillion spending bill for programs needed to improve the cyber resiliency of critical infrastructure and address vulnerabilities in outdated election and federal IT systems. President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2018 omnibus spending package Friday, which includes $722.9 million for Department of Homeland Security cyber efforts and $100 million to kickstart a new federal IT modernization fund.“In light of recent cyber events, DHS…