Cyber
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Cyber
Biden Urges Heightened Cybersecurity Preparedness Amid Concerns About Russia
The Biden administration in classified briefings last week and publicly on Monday urged critical infrastructure entities to ensure they are doing all they can to protect themselves from cyber-attacks and […]
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Congress
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Want DHS Update On Cyber Defenses Against Russia
Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, a bipartisan group of 22 U.S. senators on Sunday asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a briefing on his department’s efforts to […]
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Congress
Cyber Incident Reporting Bill Passes House As Part Of Omnibus
A bill mandating that critical infrastructure entities report to the federal government within three days of discovering they’ve been hit by a cyber-attack passed the House Wednesday night as part […]
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Budget
Appropriators Give CISA Big Increase In FY ’22 Bill
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will receive $2.6 billion for its people and programs in fiscal year 2022, $460 million more than the Biden administration and nearly $570 […]
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Business/Financial
Google To Acquire Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant For $5.4 Billion
Alphabet’s [GOOG] Google subsidiary on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the cybersecurity company Mandiant [MNDT] for $5.4 billion in cash in a deal aimed at giving it a […]
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Intelligence Community
Putin Committed For Now To Neutralizing Ukraine, Intelligence Officials Say
Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of backing down from his military onslaught in Ukraine and could further escalate actions to achieve his goals of neutralizing and disarming […]
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Homeland Security
As War In Ukraine Drags On, Mandiant Warns West Could Become Target Of Cyber-Attacks
Before the military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, there were multiple cyber-attacks against the Ukrainian government and private sector, and as the war continues Russia may conduct more “destructive […]
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Cyber
DHS Begins Outreach For Bug Bounty Contract
The Department of Homeland Security last Thursday issued a Request for Information and a draft performance work statement outlining its plans to implement a bug bounty program that will allow […]
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Congress
Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Bill Passes Senate
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would require critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 hours of discovering […]
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Cyber
DISA Awards Potential $11.5 Billion Defense Enclave Services Contract To Leidos
Leidos [LDOS] said Monday the company has won over several competitors DISA’s potential $11.5 billion Defense Enclave Services contract to consolidate the Pentagon’s ‘Fourth Estate’ agencies’ network capabilities. Under the […]