Lawmakers ponder terrorism designations, homicide charges over hospital ransomware attacks
The ideas came up at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, as health care ransomware attacks are on the rise.
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Treasury asks whether terrorism risk insurance program should bolster cyber coverage
A Federal Register notice seeks public comment on how cyber is covered within a 2002 law and program.
Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform
The cyber incidents in the headlines aren’t acts of cyber terror.
House panel approves cyber information sharing, grant legislation as expiration deadlines loom
The Homeland Security Committee also voted out bills addressing pipeline cybersecurity and terrorists’ use of AI.
Federal cyber insurance backstop should be tied to expiring terrorism insurance law, report recommends
Congress should use renewal of an expiring terrorism insurance program to create a federal backstop for cybersecurity insurance, according to a report out Tuesday that tries to…
Brandon Wales reflects on 20 years of cyber as he leaves CISA
SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop.
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Biden says ‘shooting war’ could break out with foreign heavyweights over cyberattacks
The saber-rattling comes amid ongoing fallout from hacks that originated in Russia.
Capitol Hill riot crackdown leaves extremists searching for more secure messaging platforms, US intel memo says
The bulletin shows how law enforcement officials are looking to track any efforts by far-right extremists to cloak their communications following the insurrection.
US officials say they’ve cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple
The Crypto Wars rage eternal.
Top Secret documents show Cyber Command’s growing pains in its mission against ISIS
Newly released documents show U.S. Cyber Command had its struggles in taking down ISIS infrastructure in 2016.