Biden administration Archives

Steel oil pipes from a refinery. (Getty Images)

TSA issues proposed cyber mandates for pipelines, rail, airlines

The post-Colonial Pipeline proposal requires the agency's charges to follow one cyber mandate to rule them all.

Nov 7, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

U.S. President Joe Biden departs after speaking to the media on July 1. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden administration nears completion of second cybersecurity executive order with plethora of agenda items

Federal agencies would have to address everything from AI to cloud security to access management, sources told CyberScoop.

Oct 31, 2024 By Tim Starks

Aircraft engineers inspecting landing gear on large jet. (Getty Images)

FAA to issue cyber rule for newly built airplanes and equipment

The Biden administration looks to add cybersecurity defenses to a plane's airworthiness.

Aug 20, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

Jul 29, 2024 By Tim Starks

Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet

Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state.

Jul 1, 2024 By Tim Starks

Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) looks on as ranking member Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) speaks during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on January 30. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Microsoft’s Brad Smith should prepare for ‘ritual punishment’ before House hearing

Some experts are doubtful the Homeland Security Committee testimony and questioning of Microsoft chief Brad Smith will lead to significant change.

Jun 12, 2024 By Tim Starks

Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during a Microsoft event in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)

Microsoft’s Recall puts the Biden administration’s cyber credibility on the line

Why has the White House remained silent on the launch of a product that violates the spirit and letter of its flagship cybersecurity initiatives?

Jun 12, 2024 By Gavin Wilde

Framed by television camera lights, U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to governors from across the country during an event in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data

The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern.

Feb 28, 2024 By Elias Groll

White House deputy national cyber director and federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaks at CyberTalks on Nov. 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

White House is ‘working on version 2.0’ of cyber implementation plan

Chris DeRusha said protecting critical infrastructure is a top priority as the Biden administration updates plans for achieving its cybersecurity objectives.

Nov 16, 2023 By Matt Bracken

A surgeon implants a pacemaker into a patient in an operating room on July 19, 2013 at the Argenteuil hospital, in a Paris suburb. (FRED DUFOUR / AFP)

FDA cyber mandates for medical devices goes into effect

The Biden administration is pushing the manufacturers of medical devices to take on greater responsibility to ensure that they are secure.

Oct 2, 2023 By Christian Vasquez