Biden administration Archives

CISA Chief of Staff Kiersten Todt to step down

After nearly two years at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Todt will leave for a job in the private sector.

Apr 18, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

The Microsoft logo is visible through a grid of its French headquarters on Jan. 25, 2023 in Issy-les-Moulineaux. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Can a White House initiative compel tech companies to write safer code?

Software liability reform is a centerpiece of the Biden's recent national cybersecurity strategy. Implementing it will be a challenge.

Mar 31, 2023 By Elias Groll

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 30: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. The theme for the final day of the summit encompassed “Advancing Technology for Democracy” and included speakers from the Department of Homeland Affairs and and representatives from intelligence agencies (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden administration goes global in effort to constrain spyware use

Eleven nations agreed on Thursday to responsible use of commercial spyware. Israel, a key spyware exporter, is not part of the deal.

Mar 30, 2023 By Elias Groll

Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger spoke during the daily press briefing at the White House on Feb. 17, 2021. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The US cybersecurity strategy won’t address today’s threats with regulation alone

The Biden administration needs to foster greater public-private collaboration, involve global partners and help build the cyber workforce to fight growing digital threats.

Mar 16, 2023 By Jason Oxman

President Joe Biden answers questions briefly while departing the White House on March 01, 2023. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Biden’s budget seeks increase in cybersecurity spending

President Biden's budget proposes making technology investments across the federal government and to implement his cyber strategy.

Mar 9, 2023 By Christian Vasquez

President Joe Biden speaks about the U.S. response to the high-altitude Chinese balloon and three other objects that were recently shot down by the U.S. military over American airspace, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex Feb. 16, 2023 in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Biden’s national cybersecurity strategy advocates tech regulation, software liability reform

The strategy represents a shift in how Washington approaches cybersecurity, veering toward a more strictly regulated approach.

Mar 2, 2023 By Elias Groll Christian Vasquez

The logo of Chinese video app TikTok is seen at the company’s office in Culver City, on Los Angeles’s west side. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Inside TikTok’s proposal to address US national security concerns

TikTok has presented a detailed proposal to a secretive federal panel that will decide its future in the U.S. that relies extensively on the American tech giant…

Jan 27, 2023 By Elias Groll

The White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Caroline Purser/Getty Images)

Government watchdog: Feds fail to implement vast majority of cybersecurity recommendations

The Government Accountability Office says there's an urgent need for an updated national cybersecurity to hold federal agencies accountable.

Jan 19, 2023 By Christian Vasquez

A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on February 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court clears way for WhatsApp case against NSO Group, opening spyware firm to more lawsuits

The Biden administration previously weighed in on the case between Meta and the spyware maker to recommend the court dismiss the appeal.

Jan 9, 2023 By Tonya Riley

A laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017. (Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP)

Global counter-ransomware task force to become active in January

The task force led by Australia is the latest step in a global effort that began in Washington to fight cyberattacks.

Dec 23, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley