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U.S. still finding victims of advanced China-linked hacking campaign, NSA official says
The Volt Typhoon hacking collective, backed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, has been working to burrow into sensitive U.S. systems, officials previously said.
NSA to stand up AI security center
Securing AI means preventing it “from learning, doing, and revealing the wrong thing,” Gen. Paul Nakasone said.
NSA ‘recently completed’ AI strategic study, director says
Outgoing chief Gen. Paul Nakasone looks back, forward, and pushes for Sec. 702 authority.
China not ahead of U.S. in cyber and surveillance, NSA head says
NSA Director Paul Nakasone said working with the private sector is “tremendously important” when it comes to maintaining the nation’s edge over adversaries like Russia and China.
Hackers used legit remote monitoring software to hack agency networks
Guidance from the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency describe a phishing attack on a federal employee that used fake help desk domains to gain access to at least two federal civilian executive branch networks.
CACI's $2.4B NSA win faces challenges
The National Security Agency will take another look at bids after a pair of protests.
NSA to get binding operational directive authority under new cyber policy
A new memo signed by President Biden outlines how the May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity applies to national security systems.
GAO backs Microsoft's protest of $10 billion NSA cloud award to AWS
The Government Accountability Office agreed that aspects of the National Security Agency's evaluation of a major cloud award were "unreasonable."
IC leaders drill in on diversity issues at House hearing
Although there have been some gains in the representation of women and minorities in the IC workforce overall, the highest ranks are less diverse.
CISA chief: Cyber incident reporting can't become a burden
Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, stressed the importance of cyber incident reporting but said mandates should be careful of potentially overburdening companies -- and CISA -- with "reporting noise."
Chris Inglis scopes out cyber turf
The newly installed National Cyber Director offered his take on the roles and responsibilities of his office, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Council and agency IT and security operations in responding to federal cyber incidents.
Microsoft touts top secret cloud ATO
Azure Government Top Secret is now "generally available" for national security workloads, Microsoft announced in a blog post.
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CISA predicts cyber EO will drive progress on zero trust
Most agencies are just getting started creating plans around zero trust, but tight deadlines featured in President Joe Biden's cybersecurity executive order and a wave of new guidance, may speed up implementation across the entire government.
Does the U.S. need a cyber force?
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command, told lawmakers that infrastructure deficits could prevent the creation of a service modeled on Space Force.
Moultrie's cyber background clears path to confirmation
President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Defense Department's intelligence and security office, Ronald Moultrie, appears to have a smooth path to Senate confirmation thanks in large part to his cybersecurity experience.
Why zero trust is having a moment
Improved technologies and growing threats have agencies actively pursuing dynamic and context-driven security.
White House stands down groups tackling SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange
The move comes days after the administration sanctioned Russia for its alleged role in the cyberattacks
Nakasone deflects senators' invitations to seek domestic spying powers
Lawmakers have continued to prod the NSA chief to request new surveillance authorities that might prevent another SolarWinds-type breach.
Microsoft patches new Exchange CVEs, credits NSA with discovery
The new vulnerabilities found in Exchange servers running on-premises are separate from zero-day exploits discovered and announced in March.
ODNI plans recruitment ad campaign
Intelligence agencies are seeking STEM employees and a more diverse workforce.
