President-elect Joe Biden announced funding to modernize secure IT and lure cyber talent to the public sector as part of his plan to stimulate the economy and rebuild in the wake of the pandemic. But cybersecurity experts remain skeptical that the newfound funding focus on cybersecurity will be enough to draw the necessary talent. Noting…
The agency has found evidence of authentication token abuse in networks infected with corrupted versions of Orion software and say restoring integrity will require a full network rebuild in certain cases.
Contributing $5.4 trillion to the U.S. economy, the maritime transportation system will adhere to guidelines for threat information sharing, creating a cybersecurity workforce, and establishing a risk framework for operational technology.
The department formally confirmed the hackers’ tentacles had reached into the agency, but that the malware injected had been isolated to its business networks. Some security experts argue, however, that visibility into the IT network may give hackers a path to the OT network.
The incoming Biden administration may see several opportunities to take up the cause, potentially devoting significant federal resources to researching and defending critical infrastructure and critical supply chain components like SolarWinds, and demanding more of vendors.
Former NSA Chief Security Officer Chris Kubic, now CSO at Fidelis, spoke with SC Media about the current focus in the Pentagon, much like the private sector, to track down any impacted systems, while scrambling to get updated detection signatures.
Sacramento began offering free, comprehensive cybersecurity training for workers displaced from jobs due to COVID-19. It’s a model that could have legs for a national program, with the right government commitment.
Cybersecurity experts and digital rights organizations say that the high court’s future ruling will determine whether bug hunters and pen testers could be charged if their research into systems is deemed excessive, even if the actions are intended to be ethical.
The Home Depot breach was, at the time, the largest reported breach in history, capturing 56 million credit cards.
Mayorkas, a former U.S. attorney and former deputy secretary of Homeland Security, is a known commodity in cybersecurity quarters, having worked on several key components of cyber policy, including threat information sharing, during his run in the Obama administration.
