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Are You 'Choice-Paralyzed' About Protecting Your Critical Infrastructure? NSA Wants to Help
Simplifying decisions about hardening industrial control systems is the aim of new guidance from the NSA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Policy
Tell Everyone How to Measure Cyber Risk, DOD Begs NIST
Gaps in an 8-year-old standard are creating potentially dangerous mismatches between departments and agencies.
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Navy, Microsoft Team Up for R&D—and the Rights to Sell What Emerges
The Seattle-based tech giant will get access to Naval Postgraduate School facilities and the chance to negotiate exclusive rights for technology it helps develop there.
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FBI: Ransomware Attackers Are Taking Aim at Critical Infrastructure
A joint advisory with CISA, the NSA, and their counterparts in the UK and Australia offers advice for defenders.
Policy
DHS Launches Portal to Recruit—and Retain—Cybersecurity Talent
The moment of truth is here for a new hiring system that promises to address gaping cybersecurity shortages by redefining "merit."
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The Most Targeted Vulnerability of the Year Was First Identified in 2017
In a joint advisory, international cybersecurity officials say failure to patch years-old vulnerabilities makes attributing cyberattacks more difficult.
Policy
White House Asks CISA, NIST to Set Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Operators
The initiative will not result in mandatory measures for the private sector, but the administration hopes to signal its commitment to cybersecurity and maybe get a little help from Congress on that front.
Policy
White House Wants Industry Input on New Software Security Rules
The administration wants to make sure the private sector has the ability to weigh in on procurement standards in an impending executive order.
Policy
Experts Torn on Proper Role of National Cyber Director
Former officials say someone needs to coordinate government entities but weighed pros and cons to the position being located within the National Security Council.
Policy
White House Prepping Multi-Part Executive Order on SolarWinds Hack
The official leading the effort said changes are necessary to improve information sharing within the federal government.
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Water-Supply Hack Should Be a Wake-Up Call, Experts Say
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency should be involved every step of the way, a former presidential adviser said.
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House Lawmakers Split Oversight of Cyber, Intel
Seven Armed Services Committee subcommittees will help oversee the vast Defense Department.
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IGs Ask: How Well Do Feds Share Cyber-Threat Info?
A key government contractor has already weighed in with a scathing review.
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Russia ‘Likely’ Behind SolarWinds Hack, Cyber Response Agencies Say
The Cyber Unified Coordination Group believes fewer than ten government agencies were compromised by the still-active intelligence operation.
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CISA Warns About Iran’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities
One observer suggests the alert is meant more for the adversary than defenders.
Policy
2021 NDAA Would Create a National Cyber Director
If the bill passes next week and is signed into law, another amendment would codify cybersecurity roles for sector-specific agencies.
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Krebs Unloads About Trump’s Election-Fraud Claims
The former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency worries that his firing will hurt the recruitment of future leaders.
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Biden Team Highlights Cybersecurity With First Cabinet Picks
Familiar faces will likely have to revisit efforts around information-sharing and establishing global norms.
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US Charges Six Russians with Major Cyberattacks
U.S. officials said a new indictment describing a four-year global conspiracy belies the country’s recent offer to reset relations in cyberspace.
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