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CyberBiden Nominates Long-Time NSA Official Inglis As National Cyber Director
President Joe Biden on Monday said he would nominate Chris Inglis to be the first National Cyber Director, a new position requiring Senate confirmation that will advise the president on […]
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BudgetHomeland Security Budget Proposal Increases Cyber Security Funding
The Biden administration last Friday released a top line budget request for the Department of Homeland Security that would be essentially flat with current year spending levels but increase funding […]
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Cyber Sprints Create Urgency In Priority Areas, DHS Official Says
The series of 60-day sprints for six key areas of cyber security that were outlined last week by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas put the weight of his office and […]
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CongressRecent Cyber Attacks Will Embolden Congress To Make Policy Changes, Dem Staffer Says
A series of recent cyber hacks and attacks impacting networks and industrial control systems have strengthened the resolve of Congress to make policy changes that the legislators generally have been […]
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CongressPeters, Portman Dig Into Federal Response, Capabilities Following Major Cyber Attacks
The Democratic and Republican leadership of a Senate homeland security committee are asking key federal cyber security officials about the extent of compromises to federal networks arising from recently disclosed […]
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CyberDHS Set To Launch Cyber Sprints; Mayorkas Outlines Cyber Priorities
The Department of Homeland Security is lining up six, 60-day cyber security sprints aimed at strengthening the nation’s cyber security posture with the first three set for launch in the […]
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NIST Releases Draft Cybersecurity Framework For Election Infrastructure
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Monday released a draft framework for a voluntary, risk-based approach to cyber security for the election infrastructure community. The new draft […]
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CongressHouse Homeland Security Committee Approves Slew Of Bipartisan Bills
The House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday passed a number of bipartisan bills that now go to the full House for consideration, including a measure introduced last week aimed as […]
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CongressPeters, Portman Want Accountability In Government For Detecting Cyber Breaches
The federal government needs clear lines of authority and accountability when it comes to which agency is responsible for detecting compromises of government networks, the top Democratic and Republican senators […]
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CyberWhite House Working Group, With Help From Private Sector, Responding To Microsoft Hack
The White House on Wednesday said a new interagency working group stood up in response to compromise earlier this month of a widely used Microsoft [MSFT] software product includes private […]