Cyber
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CongressSenate Homeland Security Panel Approves Cyber Incident Response, Drone Security Bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a slew of bipartisan bills aimed at bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity posture, prohibiting federal purchases of drones from certain […]
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CongressStandup Of Joint Cyber Planning Office Key Priority For CISA This Year, Wales Says
One of the top priorities this year of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is standing up a new interagency cell that furthers collaboration across the government and with […]
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CyberBiden Administration Plans Additional Cyber Sprints For Natural Gas Pipelines, Water, Other Infrastructure
With ransomware attacks continuing to target the nation’s critical infrastructure, the Biden administration is planning to conduct more targeted efforts working with the private sector to help them protect their […]
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CyberWhite House Wants More Focus On Preventing Cyber Attacks, Sees Software Supply Chain As Critical
The U.S. and even its international partners need to stress greater investments in preventing cyber breaches through a number of means and there also needs to be an emphasis on […]
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CongressHouse Members To Introduce Bill Authorizing Federal Grants For SLTT Cybersecurity
A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) soon will introduce a bill that will authorize $500 million annually in federal grants to state, local, tribal […]
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CongressSenate Passes Water Bill That Includes Cyber Protections
The Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan water infrastructure bill that includes a provision aimed at strengthening the cyber security protections of public water systems in need. The cyber security […]
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CyberCourt Denies Motions To Dismiss Amazon Web Services’ Legal Challenge Of JEDI Cloud
Amazon Web Services’ [AMZN] legal challenge of the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract can move forward after a federal court denied motions from the Department […]
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CyberFCC Honing In On Network Service Providers That Pose National Security Risks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is broadening its focus on suppliers that pose potential national security risks to U.S. networks to include service providers, not just equipment manufacturers, as the […]
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CyberNominee For National Cyber Director Sees Role As Tying Together Existing Cyber Efforts
President Joe Biden’s nominee to be his top advisor on cybersecurity issues last week said the role of the National Cyber Director (NCD) is to strengthen existing cybersecurity efforts through […]
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CyberDeRusha, Wales Say Cybersecurity Demands More Flexible, Rapid Acquisition Approaches
The federal government has to bring more innovative processes to its acquisition of tools and capabilities to more quickly respond to the pace and continuing evolution of cybersecurity threats, two […]