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CongressInfrastructure 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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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 […]
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CyberBiden Memo Establishes Public-Private Cybersecurity Effort For Industrial Controls
President Biden on Wednesday signed a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) designed to encourage owners and operators of critical infrastructures to continue to strengthen the cybersecurity of their systems that […]
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CongressBipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Bill
A bipartisan contingent of 14 senators on Wednesday introduced a bill requiring federal agencies, government contractors and critical infrastructure owners and operators to report cyber breaches of their networks within […]
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Congress
House Passes Bevy Of Cyber, Homeland Security Bills
The House Tuesday late afternoon passed 13 bills dealing with cyber and homeland security, including a measure that authorizes a new federal grant program to bolster cybersecurity at the state […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Bill To Help New National Cyber Director With Staffing
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced a bill that would authorize the new Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) to obtain employees from various federal agencies on […]
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CyberTSA Issues Second Cybersecurity Directive For Pipeline Industry
Nearly two months after issuing its first directive aimed at shoring up the cybersecurity of the nation’s pipeline industry, the Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday issued another security directive, this […]
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CyberUS Government Creates Website For Ransomware Resources
Seeking to speak with one voice to help combat a rapidly growing cyber threat, the federal government on Thursday launched a new website it bills as a “one-stop hub” to […]
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Homeland Security
House Panel Boosts Funding For CISA Program To Detect Threats On Private Networks
A House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security is recommending a boost in spending on a voluntary cybersecurity program that allows the government to monitor private […]