Cyber
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CyberSenate Approves Infrastructure Bill With Cyber Funding
The Senate on Tuesday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes more than $1.5 billion in funding for cybersecurity programs. The bill, which must still be passed by […]
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Business/FinancialIronNet, FireEye Partner On Managed Cybersecurity Services
The cybersecurity companies IronNet and FireEye’s [FEYE] Mandiant division have partnered to offer best-in-breed managed cyber defense solutions for private and public sectors worldwide, including to protect commercial supply chains. […]
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CyberCISA Launches Joint Cyber Defense Office; Initial Focus On Ransomware, Cloud Incidents
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday stood up a new joint cyber defense planning office aimed at unifying the insights from government and private sector partners with […]
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Homeland SecurityBipartisan Senate Report Finds Federal Agencies Slow To Fix Cybersecurity Risks
Of eight federal agencies examined two years ago for their cybersecurity posture, seven still have made little progress and many of the issues have existed for the past decade, says […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Panel Approves ICE Nominee, DHS Bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved the Biden administration’s nominee, Ed Gonzalez, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and five bipartisan cybersecurity bills. The […]
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CyberCoast Guard Releases New Cyber Strategic Outlook
The Coast Guard on Tuesday released an updated cybersecurity strategy that outlines three lines of effort amid increasing cyber threats to the nation’s maritime transportation system. The previous cybersecurity strategy, […]
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Congress
Infrastructure Bill Includes Funding For New Cyber Director, State And Local Needs
A roughly $550 billion spending bill being considered by the Senate for investment in the nation’s infrastructure includes at least $1 billion for cybersecurity, mostly for state and local grants […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Information Warfare Head Concerned Over Threat Of Misinformation Directed At Assets
The Navy’s top information warfare official said Tuesday he remains concerned about adversaries’ ability to use jamming capabilities to feed misinformation at Navy assets through networks not operated directly by […]
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CyberCISA Creates Vulnerability Disclosure Platform For Agencies
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last week introduced a new platform that allows federal civilian agencies to enable security researchers to legally probe select […]
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Congress
House Homeland Security Committee Approves Software Supply Chain Security Bill
The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday marked up a number of bipartisan bills, including legislation aimed at improving the way the Department of Homeland Security acquires software to bolster […]