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Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., speaks as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan testifies at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

What Democratic control of Congress means for cybersecurity

There’s a lame-duck session before Dems take over, but the leaders of the homeland security panels are already teeing up their agendas.

4 days ago By Tim Starks

House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech

Biotechnology doesn’t have its own critical infrastructure designation, so the bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make sure it’s protected like it.

Sep 24, 2026 By Tim Starks

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

CISA credential leak raises alarms, and Capitol Hill demands answers

A researcher who found a repository that leaked on GitHub said it was one of the worst he’s witnessed.

May 19, 2026 By Tim Starks

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., departs a Democratic luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Senators seek answers about hackers obtaining sensitive student data from ostensibly anonymous tip line

Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks wrote to Navigate360 after a hacker claimed to compromise the school safety tool.

Apr 27, 2026 By Tim Starks

Sen. Bill Casssidy, R-La., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bipartisan health care cybersecurity legislation returns to address a cornucopia of issues

The bill, first introduced late last year, deals with regulations, training, grants and more.

Dec 5, 2025 By Tim Starks

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Jan. 15. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Sen. Hassan wants to hear from SpaceX about scammers abusing Starlink

It’s time for SpaceX to take strong action against scammers abusing the company’s Starlink internet service, Sen. Maggie Hassan said in a letter to CEO Elon Musk…

Jul 28, 2025 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – Joseph Blount, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Colonial Pipeline testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Colonial Pipeline CEO says company didn’t have plan for potential ransomware attack

Colonial Pipeline did not have guidance in place on how to handle a ransom demand by cybercriminals, its CEO acknowledged in a Senate hearing.

Jun 8, 2021 By Tonya Riley

Capitol Congress lawmakers legislators Washington D.C. — The measure was just one of several cybersecurity-related issues the committee put into the bill, the text of which was released publicly Thursday. (Getty Images)

DHS official briefs senators on state ransomware threats in classified meeting

Wednesday’s briefing reportedly cited an August ransomware incident that affected 23 local governments across Texas.

Dec 4, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas Benjamin Freed

intel chip flaw — (Flickr user lungstruck // CC-BY-2.0)

Senators question vulnerability disclosure process after Spectre and Meltdown stumbles

U.S. senators expressed concern that shortcomings in the industry-led process for disclosing software and hardware bugs could rear their head again.

Jul 11, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Homeland Security (DHS) — (U.S. Army Garrison – Miami / Flickr)

Senate panel gives go-ahead to bill that would hit reset on DHS

The bill would reorganize NPPD into a dedicated cyber agency, among other cybersecurity-oriented moves.

Mar 8, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee