Amazon warns of global rise in specialized cyber-enabled kinetic targeting
The company said the boundaries between cyber and physical attacks are dissolving as nation-states use network intrusions to aid military targeting in real time.
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Binary code and missile launchers. (Anton Petrus/Getty Images) Threats -
Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA) Government Patch the vulnerability: Confirm Sean Plankey as CISA director
The executive director of the National Technology Security Coalition writes that Plankey is a strong, capable leader who will strengthen public-private partnerships.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Workforce GOP domestic policy bill includes money for military cyber
Democrats have critiqued the bill for not protecting funds for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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As adversaries deploy more audacious digital attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, necessary innovations to American maritime transportation systems and interests are essential to reinforcing America’s position as the gold standard. (Getty Images) Government Rebuilding Maritime Cybersecurity Resilience: Charting an America First Course to Secure the U.S. Homeland
While the homeland security discussion has focused on the Southern Border, there is more than 95,000 miles of expansive U.S. coastline and over 360 ports that are the backbone to $5.4 trillion in economic activity and over 10 million jobs.
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The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images) Threats It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups are showcasing specialized offensive skills
CrowdStrike observed significant growth in China’s offensive cyber capabilities last year as more groups used sector-specific skills to target critical industries and technologies.
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Private homes surround Sunoco’s 20-inch gas liquids pipeline on Oct. 5, 2017, in Marchwood, Pa. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) Cybersecurity TSA extends cyber requirements for pipeline owners
The agency added an additional year to two post-Colonial Pipeline security directives.
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East Steps of the US Capitol from the ground with a clear blue sky. (Getty Images) Cybersecurity Rail and pipeline representatives push to dial back TSA’s cyber mandates
House Republicans during a Tuesday hearing were sympathetic to industry calls for shaving down cyber regulations.
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Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, arrives before the start of a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Jan. 10. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Government Exclusive: House Homeland Security chair releases, pushes forth cyber workforce bill
CyberScoop has the full details of the legislation, under which Rep. Mark Green wants to establish an ROTC-like program and more.
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A business office is tied up in regulations. (Getty Images) Policy Critical infrastructure organizations want CISA to dial back cyber reporting
Public comments from industry on the cyber agency’s draft proposal call for clearer terms and hard limits on what information can be collected.
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Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing for national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Nov. 2, 2023. in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Government Chinese hacking threat puts focus on protecting critical infrastructure, Biden adviser says
National Cyber Director Harry Coker said he doubts the U.S. public realizes the full scope of the cybersecurity threat facing the United States.