President-Elect Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Department of Homeland Security told a Senate panel on Tuesday that if he is confirmed as secretary, he will closely examine breach by Russian actors of some federal networks to see whether programs designed to defend against these hacks work as ...

The White House on Friday issued its national strategy for how the U.S. will implement and lead efforts to secure fifth-generation wireless infrastructure, technology seen as underpinning future prosperity and economic growth and that also introduces new security challenges. “5G wireless ...

In the wake of the recent discovery of a cyber security breach of a number of federal agencies and even more private sector entities, the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has introduced a new effort aimed at reducing cyber risks nationwide through better use of data, ...

The Department of Commerce on Thursday issued an interim rule to secure the nation’s information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chain, identifying China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela as threats. The interim rule, which will be published soon in the ...

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday released a strategic plan for how it will confront threats from China, taking advantage of the department’s existing authorities and capabilities to respond to challenges in the areas of border security and immigration, trade and economic security, ...

The recently disclosed cyber intrusion of government and private sector networks by a state-backed hacking group was motivated by espionage and the types of stolen information indicates it was to benefit “multiple government priorities,” an official with the cyber security firm FireEye [FEYE] ...