- TSA extends cyber requirements for pipeline ownersby mbracken on January 17, 2025 at 9:47 pm
The agency added an additional year to two post-Colonial Pipeline security directives. The post TSA extends cyber requirements for pipeline owners appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretaryby Tim Starks on January 17, 2025 at 6:40 pm
She said at her confirmation hearing that CISA needs to be “smaller, more nimble” and it has gone “far off-mission.” The post Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Treasury sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company, affiliate for Salt Typhoon hacks by djohnson on January 17, 2025 at 6:34 pm
It’s the first formal attribution for the campaign that has swept up data from at least nine telecoms and the Treasury Department. The post Treasury sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company, affiliate for Salt Typhoon hacks appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Closing software-understanding gap is critical to national security, CISA saysby mbracken on January 17, 2025 at 5:11 pm
In a joint report with DARPA and others, the cyber agency said that knowledge gap “exacerbates” risks posed by threat actors in U.S. critical infrastructure. The post Closing software-understanding gap is critical to national security, CISA says appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Restoring U.S. cyber resilience: A blueprint for the new administrationby Greg Otto on January 17, 2025 at 3:00 pm
The Trump administration can start by returning CISA to its core mission, former DHS and California officials argue. The post Restoring U.S. cyber resilience: A blueprint for the new administration appeared first on CyberScoop.
- How HHS has strengthened cybersecurity of hospitals and health care systemsby mbracken on January 17, 2025 at 11:00 am
The agency has embraced performance goals, provided resources to small systems and improved coordination, its deputy secretary writes. The post How HHS has strengthened cybersecurity of hospitals and health care systems appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Treasury sanctions North Korea over remote IT worker schemesby Greg Otto on January 16, 2025 at 10:22 pm
The North Korean office responsible for the scheme, Department 53, was created to funnel money back into the country’s weapons programs. The post Treasury sanctions North Korea over remote IT worker schemes appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Biden cyber executive order gets mostly plaudits, but its fate is uncertainby Tim Starks on January 16, 2025 at 9:14 pm
At least one key Republican told CyberScoop that he wasn’t happy about the last-minute nature of the EO. The post Biden cyber executive order gets mostly plaudits, but its fate is uncertain appeared first on CyberScoop.
- Microsoft catches Russian state-sponsored hackers shifting tactics to WhatsAppby Greg Otto on January 16, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Star Blizzard, known to be part of Russia’s FSB, moved schemes to the messaging platform last November. The post Microsoft catches Russian state-sponsored hackers shifting tactics to WhatsApp appeared first on CyberScoop.
- A CISA secure-by-design guru makes the case for the future of the initiativeby Tim Starks on January 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm
The initiative had led to tangible changes, Jack Cable said upon his exit from the agency as senior technical adviser. The post A CISA secure-by-design guru makes the case for the future of the initiative appeared first on CyberScoop.