The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued guidance on Wednesday that details how to protect election infrastructure from foreign malign influence operations. […]

While a total ban on ransom payments to hackers remains “the ultimate goal” for cybersecurity experts, critical infrastructure organizations need stronger cybersecurity resilience before that happens, former acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden told lawmakers on April 16. […]

The head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the Federal government has a “powerful” ability to mandate security standards for software vendors through its procurement process. […]

A group of industry experts called on Congress this week to enforce minimum cybersecurity standards among healthcare organizations in light of the February ransomware attack on UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare. […]

As artificial intelligence technologies continue to rapidly evolve, Federal agencies are looking to upskill their AI workforce to keep pace with emerging cybersecurity threats. […]

The former policy lead for the Department of Defense (DoD) under President Barack Obama said Tuesday that while the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) calls for secure-by-design technology principles, the White House doesn’t actually have the authority to regulate that. […]

In its first markup in 31 years, the House Administration Modernization Subcommittee voted Thursday to approve the Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s (CRS) Access to Data Act. […]

A new bill introduced in the House and Senate is looking to designate a principal quantum advisor to the secretary of Defense to “supercharge” the Pentagon’s approach to quantum technology. […]

House and Senate committee leaders on Sunday evening unveiled a discussion draft of their latest effort to create a national data privacy law via the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, which notably features provisions that would allow people to opt out of the use of their data for creating algorithms that could impact a host of major life decisions. […]

Officials from the Department of Energy (DoE) and cloud security provider Zscaler said that having a secure zero trust architecture (ZTA) in place can help agencies be prepared for cyber threats related to generative AI. […]

Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Chris DeRusha gave broad credit today to Federal agencies for making marked improvements in cybersecurity over the past few years, and cited the ability of one larger agency – which he did not name – with being able to take particularly quick action in the face of the Ivanti vulnerabilities that the government began warning about in January. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) are at various stages of modernizing financial management processes but face similar challenges with legacy systems and data compatibility. […]

While practical employment of quantum computing remains out of reach for the time being, a National Security Agency (NSA) said this week that industry and government must work closely together to lay the groundwork for quantum capabilities to be easily adopted when the time comes for widescale deployment. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) released findings late Tuesday following its independent review of the summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion that attributed the success of the China-based hack to “a cascade of security failures at Microsoft” and an “inadequate” security culture at the company. […]

The United States and the United Kingdom signed a landmark agreement on Monday to collaborate on testing artificial intelligence models, becoming the first two countries to formally work together on AI safety. […]

The Defense Department, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add the framework for a new FAR part 40 covering information security and supply chain security. […]

2024 was the first year that artificial intelligence (AI) appeared on the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ (NASCIO) list of top priorities for state CIOs. Also for the first time ever, digital government services and cybersecurity tied for the top priority spot. […]

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Reps. Donald Beyer, D-Va., and Gerry Connolly, D-Va., joined MITRE this week at the grand opening of the company’s AI Assurance and Discovery Lab.  […]

A new report from the Treasury Department on how the financial services sector is approaching managing AI-driven cybersecurity risks reveals challenges familiar to many sectors – think workforce, data quality, and funding. But one that stands out from the rest gets down to the very basic level of understanding those risks: reaching broad agreement on what artificial intelligence means, and adopting common terms that will allow for greater understanding of the technology. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published its long-awaited cyber incident reporting rule today for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA), requesting public input on the forthcoming regulations. […]

As government agencies around the world rapidly adopt modernized technological capabilities, a new report from Deloitte argues that the convergence of these technologies is making it possible for governments to realize outsized improvements in service delivery. […]

A bipartisan group of House members has introduced legislation that aims to protect Americans from AI generated content – such as deepfakes – during the 2024 election cycle by setting standards, like watermarking, for identifying AI content. […]

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prioritize cybersecurity efforts in the healthcare sector. […]

The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced today that it has charged seven hackers associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for “malicious” cyberattacks that targeted U.S. government officials, politicians, and companies. […]

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. – co-chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus – introduced legislation that would provide financial incentives for healthcare providers to boost their cyber defense by requiring them to meet minimum cybersecurity standards in order to receive accelerated payment in the event of a cyberattack. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded at least 47 task orders under its $9 billion multi-vendor cloud contract and expects to deliver more in the coming year, DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) John Sherman told lawmakers on Friday. […]

Aiming to generate good customer experience across Federal agencies is far from a new concept, but the implementation of analytical and artificial intelligence-based tools across the Federal government is allowing for a much-needed revamp of how the government delivers services. […]

Following the discovery of a Chinese-based hacking group compromising U.S. critical infrastructure, the White House – in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – announced plans this week to form a Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force. […]

The National Security Agency’s (NSA) Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC) has been “game-changing” for the NSA in terms of gaining unique insights from partners on specific adversaries, according to Morgan Adamski, the chief of the CCC. […]

In response to the evolving threat environment, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is looking to better coordinate cybersecurity operations across the Federal government through a newly released Federal Operational Cyber Alignment Plan, or FOCAL. […]