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NIST seeks input to inform updating cybersecurity framework profile on positioning, navigation and timing services
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced plans to update its position, navigation and timing profile of the cybersecurity framework and is asking for feedback from stakeholders ...
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Rep. Connolly asks DHS, Commerce secretaries for details on impacts of AI used by DOGE to access sensitive data
House Oversight ranking member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) has sent letters to several cabinet members asking for details on how President Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is using artificial ...
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Chairman Carr establishes national security council at FCC to focus on addressing China threats
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is launching a Council for National Security cutting across the commission’s regulatory, investigative and enforcement activities to address threats from China, including the ...
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Solarium Commission highlights achievements on five-year anniversary of landmark report
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission is celebrating the five-year anniversary this week of the publication of its landmark report which led to significant changes to the federal cybersecurity landscape ...
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Senate panel advances bill to conduct study on consumer router national security risks
The Senate Commerce Committee has passed a bill directing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to conduct a study on the security risks of consumer routers developed or ...
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State, local stakeholders identify need for supporting non-federal cyber efforts beyond CISA grant program
The federal government should continue efforts to provide support to state and local governments for improving their cyber posture after a four-year grant program administered by CISA and FEMA ...
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CISA, state government info-sharing center publish details on ‘Medusa’ ransomware-as-a-service offering
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published an advisory in partnership with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the FBI on a ransomware variant known as ...
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Noem moves to disband current structure for coordinating with critical infrastructure partners at CISA
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is terminating the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, according to a Federal Register notice scheduled for publication today, eliminating an ...
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Former NCD Inglis sees potential for moving Cyber Safety Review Board to White House cyber office
Former National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is proposing moving the influential Cyber Safety Review Board to operate under the purview of the NCD office, following the dismissal of the board’s private ...
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Business Software Alliance urges Homeland Security Secretary Noem to refocus CISA’s mission with move away from developing guidance
The Business Software Alliance is raising concerns to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over guidance developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, arguing that the agency ...
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NIST selects fifth post-quantum cryptography algorithm to serve as backup protocol for online encryption
“NIST has selected a backup algorithm that can provide a second line of defense for the task of general encryption, which safeguards internet traffic and stored data alike,” the agency says in a March ...
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Cyber insurance provider data shows compromised credentials, software exploits drove 2024 ransomware attacks
Compromised credentials and software exploits were the top two drivers of ransomware attacks in 2024, together accounting for over 75 percent of successful breaches, according to an annual report from ...