The White House, J. Altdorfer Photography/Getty Images More frequent disruption operations needed to dent ransomware gangs, officials say The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down. Sep 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
U.S. President Joe Biden (R) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid, as he tours the Center’s Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, July 27, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Former Mandiant exec tapped to run CTIIC, ODNI’s cyber threat intelligence center Laura Galante comes to the role after several years of running her own cybersecurity firm. The Ukrainian government was one of her clients. Jun 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
(Greg Otto/Scoop News Group) Another FBI veteran tapped to lead DNI’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center Erin Joe becomes the second CTIIC director at a time of steady reports of nation-state hacking threats to U.S. organizations. Mar 13, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
A big section of H.R. 1 is dedicated to election security. (Getty) National intelligence strategy seeks better insight into adversaries’ cyber-capabilities The stakes are high; America’s spies must keep pace with growing list of hacking capabilities at adversaries’ disposal. Jan 23, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Pyongyang, North Korea (Pixabay) Private sector played critical role in WannaCry attribution, ODNI official says Tonya Ugoretz of CTIIC touted the case as an example of what can be achieved when the government and private sector cooperate in response to global cyberthreats. Jul 20, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee