LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Circa Resort & Casino on January 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event focused on Trump’s first week in office, including his proposed policy to eliminate taxes on tips for service industry employees. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images) Trump pauses on grants, aid leaves federal cyber programs in state of confusion A series of moves from the president raises questions about what’s next for the federal government’s many cyber grant and aid initiatives. Jan 28, 2025 By Tim Starks
Andriy Onufriyenko, via Getty Images Bipartisan cloud study recommends speeding federal adoption, or remain vulnerable on cyber The CSIS commission recommended a rethinking of existing procedures to quicken federal agencies’ pace. Jan 16, 2025 By Tim Starks
National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., speaks at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office It’s made real strides, but there’s a lot more that it could be doing, he said, and more that needs to be done. Jan 7, 2025 By Tim Starks
Digital money transaction. (Getty Images) White House wants to boost cyber funds for fiscal 2026 The Biden administration is asking federal agencies to increase requests for cyber investments. Jul 11, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Pedestrians walk past Microsoft’s local headquarters in Beijing on July 20, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) Microsoft rolls out expanded logging six months after Chinese breach The technology giant has come under heavy criticism for not making robust logging features available by default. Feb 21, 2024 By Elias Groll
Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images Software bills of material face long road to adoption Most cybersecurity leaders want a standard recipe list for software, but implementing an effective compliance regime remains the challenge. Dec 22, 2022 By Elias Groll John Hewitt Jones
The north lawn of the White House is seen in Washington, DC on July 9, 2021. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) Federal CISO Chris DeRusha appointed deputy national cyber director, will serve both roles National Cyber Director Chris Inglis hopes the "dual-hat" post will improve federal coordination. Oct 28, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Robert Scoble / Flickr) Chris DeRusha, who protected Biden campaign from hackers, says he is the Federal CISO DeRusha is returning to familiar territory, having served as a White House cybersecurity adviser when Biden was vice president. Jan 26, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Scoop News Group) CISA orders agencies to set up vulnerability disclosure programs It’s the latest sign that federal officials are warming to white-hat hackers from various walks of life. Sep 2, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Michael Daniel writes that creating a National Cyber Director along the lines of what the Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommends would be a good start. (Getty Images) The case for a National Cyber Director A former Obama administration official says creating an National Cyber Director won't smake the federal government a well-oiled cybersecurity machine, but it will put a crucial piece… Jul 14, 2020 By Michael Daniel