The Department of Justice is significantly revising how it interprets the nation’s premier hacking law, saying it will no longer bring cases against “good faith” security researchers or individuals who violate trivial or non-material parts of a company’s policies or terms of service.

The cybersecurity agency said there is evidence that malicious hackers were able to reverse engineer an update fixing two of the vulnerabilities within 48 hours to create an exploit for unpatched systems.

CISA and OMB update Congress on how federal agencies had complied with the Biden administration’s cybersecurity executive order as well as their push to implement zero-trust architectures across agencies and departments.

Working with other nations in fields such as quantum computing puts the United States at a competitive advantage over countries like China, Biden administration officials said Monday.

Nearly 6 in 10 respondents cite rebuilding or replacing existing legacy technology infrastructure as the top challenge implementing White House zero trust security mandates.

Adm. Karl Schultz, U.S. Coast Guard commandant, told House lawmakers in a Thursday hearing that despite the urgent need for cyber professionals, they plan to take their time to ensure they’re selecting the right candidates. "We’re not going to take a young American off the street and send you right into training to be a cyber specialist."

A prominent tech trade group is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to hold off implementing a slew of new cybersecurity-related regulations, saying it could confuse industry and step on similar efforts by other agencies.

The Office of the National Cyber Director is plucking cybersecurity talent from the public and private sectors as the nascent office continues to fill out its leadership ranks.

The Department of Transportation is looking to fine Colonial Pipeline nearly $1 million for a series of safety violations in the wake of the May 2021 DarkSide ransomware attack.

The creation of a Disinformation Governance Board has reignited a long-simmering debate that has been playing out the past five years over: namely how — or even whether — the government should wade into the murky and nuanced discussion around disinformation.