Cybersecurity
Privacy assessment finds risk with CDM shared service platform
An updated assessment from the Department of Homeland Security finds that a shared services platform designed to help smaller agencies use the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program brings with it new but manageable privacy risks.
Cybersecurity
Government information sharing efforts remain a mixed bag
The rollout of a new tool in 2017 has improved information sharing across the federal government, but other once promising programs are withering on the vine.
Cybersecurity
Security researchers seek clarity on legal protections in CISA vulnerability disclosure directive
Some notable names in the security research community have already weighed in on a draft order directing federal agencies to set up their own vulnerability disclosure programs.
Cybersecurity
Cyber report heads to White House with request for new commission
Several members of CISA leadership expressed agreement with the goals laid out in the report to secure critical infrastructure, but they stopped short of endorsing plans for new government bodies.
Cybersecurity
Senate's CISA subpoena bill adds privacy protections to DHS proposal
The draft legislation would require DHS to set up internal protocols to document and justify how it uses the authority and report to Congress on its effectiveness.
Cybersecurity
CISA subpoena bill set to land
The legislation will make a number of changes from a proposal submitted by DHS, narrowing the scope of the authorities to critical infrastructure IT and only for cybersecurity purposes.
Cybersecurity
Report: aviation industry playing catch up on cybersecurity
A new report from the Atlantic Council argues that aircrafts have become highly complex, "flying data centers," but the industry and government are behind on protecting them from cyber threats and sabotage.
Cybersecurity
Advisory group looks to redesign federal cyber response
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council wants new agencies to tackle "existential" cyber threats.
Cybersecurity
With U.S. cyber policy, clear lanes still hard to come by
The elevation of CISA and maturation of Cyber Command have clarified "big picture" responsibilities for the U.S. government's cyber mission, but private-sector coordination remains a question mark.
Cybersecurity
CISA rolls out post-election audit tool for 2020
The software, Arlo, is an open source tool and election officials from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Ohio and Georgia have all signed on thus far.
Cybersecurity
Manfra announces plans to step down from CISA
One of the federal government's top cybersecurity officials announced she would be stepping down at the end of the year.
Cybersecurity
DHS wants better coordination on ICS security
A top cyber official at the Department of Homeland Security said the agency is looking across industrial sectors and federal agencies when it comes to protecting critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
Cybersecurity
Rip and repay?
The federal government is pushing U.S. telecoms to take out gear from Huawei and other Chinese companies that may threaten their networks, but who is going to pay for the work?
Cybersecurity
Rogers warns on 'stovepiped' cybersecurity
The ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee said agencies should be coordinating their cybersecurity efforts under CISA's direction and leadership.
Cybersecurity
Industry seeks more liability protections for threat info
Commercial providers of technology and infrastructure want more federal protection to share specific cyber threat information about risky products and services.
Cybersecurity
CISA requests administrative subpoena power over ISPs
The proposal would allow government cybersecurity officials to legally request identifying information from internet providers about the owners of vulnerable systems
Cybersecurity
Jim Langevin's view from the Hill
As chairman of of the Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committe and a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rhode Island Democrat Jim Langevin is one of the most influential voices on cybersecurity in Congress.
Cybersecurity
House bill seeks a cyber playbook
The Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act would require DHS to disseminate and share its cybersecurity mitigation protocols with other agencies, industry, academia and other sectors.
Cybersecurity
Will Bolton's ouster mean a comeback for the top White House cyber job?
The top cyber official at DHS said his agency is already taking on many of the defunct White House cybersecurity coordinator's old responsibilities.
Cybersecurity
White House updates Trusted Internet Connection policy
Federal CIO Suzette Kent announced the final release of a TIC update designed to accommodate cloud and managed services.
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