Biotechnology doesn’t have its own critical infrastructure designation, so the bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make sure it’s protected like it.

Brett Leatherman said that industry has the wrong idea about what the FBI does with the data it collects during incidents, which is used to help victims…

The remarks, to both CyberScoop and at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, dovetail with the release of a new bureau cyber strategy.

A diffuse landscape, fruitful targets, companies not stepping up, AI’s influence and flagging U.S. government efforts all figure into a shifting threat.

Paul Lyons, principal deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, also discussed the importance of cyber offense.

FBI cyber chief Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop the Russian GRU campaign was unique in how it could propagate from routers to beyond.

It’s the first significant cybersecurity-related announcement under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Leaders from various cybersecurity institutions were quick to defend and evangelize the administration’s strategic pivots in cyberspace.

Sean Cairncross said the idea rather is to collaborate with the private sector in a way that helps the U.S. government take the battle to its adversaries.

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.