Government Cyberscoop

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The CSIS commission recommended a rethinking of existing procedures to quicken federal agencies’ pace. The post Bipartisan cloud study recommends speeding federal adoption, or remain vulnerable on cyber appeared first on CyberScoop.

John Ratcliffe said he wants to develop cyber offense tools and supports a cyber-focused deterrence strategy. The post CIA nominee tells Senate he, too, wants to go on cyber offense appeared first on CyberScoop.

The remote access trojan was being used by a Chinese collective operating since 2014. The post Law enforcement action deletes PlugX malware from thousands of machines appeared first on CyberScoop.

A draft obtained by CyberScoop would give the sitting president a short window to sign it before his exit. The post Second Biden cyber executive order directs agency action on fed security, AI, space appeared first on CyberScoop.

In recent months, incoming Trump administration national security adviser Mike Waltz and some lawmakers have suggested that in response to Chinese cyber breaches, the United States needs to prioritize taking more aggressive offensive actions in cyberspace rather than emphasizing defense. It’s been said before. And it’s easier said than done. Experts that spoke with reporters The post Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea appeared first on CyberScoop.