Cyber
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CongressSenators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Extend DHS Cyber Program To States And Locals
Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would codify an existing Department of Homeland Security program that provides a variety of tools to […]
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Homeland SecurityCISA’s Joint Defense Collaborative Focused On Ukraine War, Easterly Says
A joint center stood up last summer to operationalize collaboration between the public and private sectors for the most significant cyber threats facing the U.S. has been focused on cybersecurity […]
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CyberBiden 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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CongressBipartisan 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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CongressCyber 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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BudgetAppropriators 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/FinancialGoogle 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 CommunityPutin 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 SecurityAs 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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CyberDHS 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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