WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 28: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images) CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources say The moves happened Thursday and Friday last week, per a source. 2 days ago By Derek B. Johnson
(Getty Images) Here’s all the ways an abandoned cloud instance can cause security issues Research released Tuesday by watchTowr shows how easy an old storage bucket can be repurposed by malicious attackers. Feb 4, 2025 By Greg Otto
Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., and ranking member Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speak to one another during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Removal of Cyber Safety Review Board members sparks alarm from cyber pros, key lawmaker Not everyone opposed the move, however, even as the board reviews the major Salt Typhoon telecom breach. Jan 22, 2025 By Tim Starks
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on Friday. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary She said at her confirmation hearing that CISA needs to be “smaller, more nimble” and it has gone “far off-mission.” Jan 17, 2025 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Closing software-understanding gap is critical to national security, CISA says In a joint report with DARPA and others, the cyber agency said that knowledge gap “exacerbates” risks posed by threat actors in U.S. critical infrastructure. Jan 17, 2025 By Matt Bracken
(Scoop News Group) Restoring U.S. cyber resilience: A blueprint for the new administration The Trump administration can start by returning CISA to its core mission, former DHS and California officials argue. Jan 17, 2025 By Brian Harrell Jeff Le
U.S. President Joe Biden and then-Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Biden cyber executive order gets mostly plaudits, but its fate is uncertain At least one key Republican told CyberScoop that he wasn’t happy about the last-minute nature of the EO. Jan 16, 2025 By Tim Starks Derek B. Johnson
Jack Cable, who is departing his role as CISA’s senior technical adviser, speaks at an event. (Photo courtesy of Jack Cable) A CISA secure-by-design guru makes the case for the future of the initiative The initiative had led to tangible changes, Jack Cable said upon his exit from the agency as senior technical adviser. Jan 16, 2025 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) CISA’s AI cyber collaboration playbook aims to spur information-sharing The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative product seeks to build “a unified approach” to combat AI-related cyber threats. Jan 15, 2025 By Matt Bracken
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a pen bearing his signature during a briefing on the federal response to the Los Angeles wildfires in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Second Biden cyber executive order directs agency action on fed security, AI, space A draft obtained by CyberScoop would give the sitting president a short window to sign it before his exit. Jan 13, 2025 By Tim Starks