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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new guide on July 5 that aims to enhance the security of election infrastructure by providing a thorough overview of operational security (OPSEC) for election officials. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new update this week to its Secure Tomorrow Series Toolkit to help stakeholders in the critical infrastructure community better prepare for future cyber threats. […]

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Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), stepped down from his role last month and announced on June 30 that he has landed at Capital One. […]

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More than half of critical open-source tools are built on code that doesn’t internally manage memory overflow risks, potentially leaving them vulnerable to exploitation by hackers, according to findings released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on June 26. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC), has released updated SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants (SAFECOM Guidance), which is focused on assisting state and local governments in accessing funding for emergency communications. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released guidance on Thursday aimed at helping Federal agencies, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and other government and private sector stakeholders with their critical infrastructure security and resilience efforts. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new guide for state, local, Tribal, and territorial election officials that provides a framework and practical tools for developing and implementing a year-round communications plan for election security. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) conducted their first-ever AI tabletop security incident exercise on June 13 with more than 50 AI experts from government agencies and private sector tech firms. […]

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A key advisory panel to leadership of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) voted on Wednesday to approve three recommendations to CISA Director Jen Easterly that aim to improve the operations of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). […]

The House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee today advanced a spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025 which cuts down on the Biden administration’s requests to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) science and technology efforts, and to fund DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) component. […]

Two leading government agencies are getting set to release their latest guidance for Federal officials on how to start securing critical data against potential cybersecurity threats posed by advances in quantum computing, officials said on May 30.  […]

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A pair of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation last week that aims to create a new program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to diversify the cybersecurity workforce by bolstering recruitment from underprivileged communities across the U.S. […]

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While the Department of Defense (DoD) has immense amounts of data on recruitment, retention, and development of its military workforce, the same cannot be said for its civilian workforce. That’s why the Pentagon’s talent management office is pursuing a plan to close that data gap to improve civilian workforce operations. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued guidance on Thursday that aims to help Federal agencies meet requirements related to the encryption of Domain Name System (DNS) traffic and bolster the cybersecurity of their IT networks. […]

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With the 2024 U.S. elections just six months away, top Federal intelligence and security officials warned lawmakers that America’s foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming elections by harnessing the latest innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. […]

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Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide more details on a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor – known as Volt Typhoon – which he says poses a national security threat. […]

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The head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that her team has plans to unveil its own international cyber strategy on the heels of the State Department’s release of its International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy during the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week. […]

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A total of 68 tech firms have signed onto the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Secure by Design pledge under which they will use best efforts over the next year to build better security into their products. […]

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly said her agency is due to reveal later on Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco that 60 tech companies will be signing onto a voluntary secure-by-design pledge to make their technology products more secure against ransomware and other forms of cyberattacks. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is adding four new members to the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2022 to review and assess major cybersecurity events, including former CISA Director Chris Krebs. […]

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Pro-Russia hacktivists are targeting and compromising small-scale operational technology (OT) systems in North American and European critical infrastructure sectors – including water and wastewater systems (WWS), dams, energy, and food and agriculture – according to a joint fact sheet released today by leading Federal cyber agencies. […]

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly told lawmakers on April 30 that the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2025 request for CISA will help fund agency activities in three key areas, including to fight malign Chinese cyber actors. […]

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As the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Secure by Design initiative, the agency is looking to elevate the effort in public conversation and have customers make more demands of software vendors. […]

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Individuals and teams from the U.S. military service branches took home top prizes in the fifth annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition organized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), CISA announced on April 19. […]

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