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Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

Patch the vulnerability: Confirm Sean Plankey as CISA director

The executive director of the National Technology Security Coalition writes that Plankey is a strong, capable leader who will strengthen public-private partnerships.
BlackSuit site seizure notice
Seizure notice displayed on BlackSuit’s extortion site. (State Criminal Police Office Lower Saxony, Germany)

Details emerge on BlackSuit ransomware takedown

The Russian cybercrime group attacked more than 180 organizations before members abandoned the brand and dispersed to new ransomware groups earlier this year.
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Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

Plankey vows to boot China from U.S. supply chain, advocate for CISA budget

But Trump’s pick to lead CISA sidestepped questions about alleged past or future election manipulation claims.
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Data from sensors that detect threats in critical infrastructure networks at the laboratory is sitting unanalyzed after a government contract expired this weekend. (Photo: Jason Laurea/LLNL)

Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab 

A program manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory told lawmakers Tuesday that the recent contract expiration puts OT security at risk.
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