The guidance is meant for high-value political and federal targets. (Getty Images) CISA pushes guide for high-value targets to secure mobile devices The guide comes as the government continues to deal with the fallout of the Salt Typhoon hack. Dec 18, 2024 By Greg Otto
(Getty Images) CISA delivers new directive to agencies on securing cloud environments The cyber agency’s SCuBA guidelines were developed after pilots with 13 agencies and continue a post-SolarWinds cloud strategy. Dec 17, 2024 By Matt Bracken
(Getty Images) Playbook advises federal grant managers how to build cybersecurity into their programs The guidance comes from the Office of the Director of National Cybersecurity and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Dec 17, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) CISA pitches updated cyber incident response plan as an ‘agile, actionable’ framework The agency is seeking public comment on its much-anticipated draft update to 2016’s PPD-41. Dec 16, 2024 By Matt Bracken
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., leaves the Senate floor following a vote on Jan. 23. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) ***Local Caption *** Ben Ray Lujan Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good start to preventing Salt Typhoon-style breaches The annual defense spending bill contains money the FCC has sought to use to reimburse telecommunications carriers for removing Chinese equipment. Dec 11, 2024 By Tim Starks
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., talks with reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol following the first vote of the week on June 17. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Wyden legislation would mandate FCC cybersecurity rules for telecoms It would go beyond the FCC’s own proposal to regulate telecommunications carriers under federal wiretapping law. Dec 10, 2024 By Tim Starks
Super Typhoon Yutu, strongest storm on Earth in 2018. Satellite view. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Getty Images U.S. government says Salt Typhoon is still in telecom networks The United States and other Western nations released guidance Tuesday designed to evict the China-linked group in the wake of the high-profile hack. Dec 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Inside a new initiative to lend cybersecurity volunteers to organizations that need it most The idea behind the initiative, details of which CyberScoop is first reporting, is that too much cyber expertise doing volunteer work is uncoordinated. Dec 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Stronger cyber protections in health care targeted in new Senate bill The bipartisan legislation from four senators is aimed at strengthening providers’ cyber defenses and protecting Americans’ health data. Nov 22, 2024 By Matt Bracken
East Steps of the US Capitol from the ground with a clear blue sky. (Getty Images) 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. Nov 19, 2024 By Christian Vasquez