The seals of the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service greet employees and visitors at the campus the three organizations share March 13, 2015 in Fort Meade, Maryland. The National Security Agency today released an advisory to the defense sector detailing APTs. (PHOTO: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Hackers maintained deep access inside military organization’s network, U.S. officials reveal A U.S. government cybersecurity advisory includes details about the sophisticated attack on an unnamed defense industrial base organization. Oct 4, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Jen Easterly (L), Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, the National Cyber Director, testify during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) CISA to formally solicit industry feedback on cybersecurity incident reporting rules CISA Director Jen Easterly will meet with executives to craft a framework for cybersecurity incident reporting that doesn't "burden industry." Sep 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
(Scoop News Group photo) CrowdStrike, Mandiant announce ‘strategic partnership’ CrowdStrike's Falcon platform will be integrated into Mandiant's services for existing customers. More crossover is planned later this year. Apr 7, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
(Okta) Lack of speedy notification was ‘a mistake,’ Okta says Okta says it should have acted sooner to explain what it knew, and when, about an incident at customer service contractor Sitel. Mar 28, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
Okta’s website on March 23, 2022. (Scoop News Group) Okta says 366 customers potentially affected in data breach Customer data is safe, the company says. But an Okta official says it should have handled some things differently. Mar 23, 2022
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., right, speaks with Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on June 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds-Pool / Getty Images) CISA’s new JCDC worked as intended, witnesses say at Senate hearing on Log4Shell bug Private-sector experts say that public-private threat sharing is key. Feb 8, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Assistant Director of the Cyber Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Bryan Vorndran speaks at a hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in the Rayburn House Office Building on November 16, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) FBI shifting cybercrime focus from arrests, indictments to payment seizures, incident response One top FBI official said the FBI would try to replicate its approach to recovering funds in the Colonial Pipeline case. Jan 13, 2022 By Tim Starks
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) (Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) Justice Department officials urge Congress to pass ransomware notification law But they say Congress should hold the brakes on banning ransomware payments. Jul 27, 2021 By Tonya Riley
The JBS meat placing plant is viewed in Plainwell, Michigan on June 2, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) Meat supplier JBS says it paid $11 million ransom to keep attackers from stealing data JBS joins a growing list of corporations that have made multimillion-dollar payments to digital extortionists. Jun 9, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
The main stadium for the Tokyo Olympics is pictured on June 03, 2021. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images) Tokyo Olympics organizers’ data swept up in Fujitsu hack: report It's apparently the latest Japanese organization to be swept up in the breach of Fujitsu software. Jun 4, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas