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House panel weighs options for cyber regulatory harmonization amid CISA efforts to finalize incident reporting rule
Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee agreed on the need for cyber regulatory harmonization at a hearing focused on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s incident ...
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Business Software Alliance urges Homeland Security Secretary Noem to refocus CISA’s mission with move away from developing guidance
The Business Software Alliance is raising concerns to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over guidance developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, arguing that the agency ...
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House passes bill to require DHS assessment of China-based threats, foreign influence
The House has advanced by voice vote a bill directing the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an assessment of Chinese threats, sponsored by Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), who serves as chair of the ...
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NIST selects fifth post-quantum cryptography algorithm to serve as backup protocol for online encryption
“NIST has selected a backup algorithm that can provide a second line of defense for the task of general encryption, which safeguards internet traffic and stored data alike,” the agency says in a March ...
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House Homeland cyber leader Garbarino plans to ask CISA for ex-parte process under incident reporting rulemaking
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) has committed to getting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to launch an ex-parte process as part of ongoing work to stand up a mandatory cyber incident ...
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Trump picks former DOE, NSC official Plankey for CISA director
Sean Plankey is President Trump’s pick to become the next director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to a formal list of nominees sent to the Senate today to start the ...
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Cyber insurance provider data shows compromised credentials, software exploits drove 2024 ransomware attacks
Compromised credentials and software exploits were the top two drivers of ransomware attacks in 2024, together accounting for over 75 percent of successful breaches, according to an annual report from ...
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Cyber leaders from different sectors to call for reworking CISA incident reporting proposal at House hearing
Industry groups representing the technology, telecom, electric and banking sectors will argue for changes at a House hearing today to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s proposed ...
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NIST finalizes cyber workforce framework update to include guidance on operational technology roles
"The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) establishes a standard approach and common language for describing cybersecurity work and learner capabilities," according to a March ...
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Internet Security Alliance, corporate directors release AI supplement to cyber handbook
Two industry cybersecurity groups representing CISOs have issued a special artificial intelligence risk management supplement to their popular cyber handbook, with the goal of enabling boards to ...
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The Week Ahead: House hearing on cyber regulatory harmonization; Billington hosts state and local cyber summit
The House Homeland Security cyber subcommittee holds a hearing on cyber regulatory harmonization this week featuring stakeholders from the telecom, tech, financial and electric sectors, while a slew ...
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NIST releases guidelines for implementing ‘differential privacy’ to protect personal information in datasets
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized a publication aimed at helping organizations working with datasets containing personal information to protect the privacy of ...