The Biden administration has been urged by Cyberspace Solarium Commission co-chairs Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., to immediately nominate Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden to the national cyber director post following the resignation of Chris Inglis in an effort to prevent delays in national cybersecurity strategy adoption, reports The Hill.
"While we applaud the White Houses efforts under Director Inglis to stand up the office and his strong leadership in drafting the National Cybersecurity Strategy, we are extremely concerned that the three-month delay (and counting) in nominating a candidate to replace Chris will hinder the implementation of the strategy and lead to a lessening of the stature of the office," said the lawmakers in a letter, which also noted that Walden would be promptly confirmed should she be nominated due to her qualifications and suitability for the position.
Such a letter follows a report by the Wall Street Journal noting the expected resignation of National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command Head Gen. Paul Nakasone by August or September.
CNN reports that a potential compromise of the Department of Homeland Security's sensitive physical security details is being looked into by the department's senior officials following a ransomware attack against contractor and major building automation systems manufacturer Johnson Controls International.
SiliconAngle reports that mounting cybersecurity threats against the hardware supply chain have prompted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to unveil a new framework aimed at bolstering risk assessment and mitigation in the supply chain.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, which manages the country's universal healthcare system, had its websites and portals disrupted by a Medusa ransomware attack last week, from which it is struggling to recover, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.