Australia is set to launch a global task force to combat ransomware attacks and other forms of cyberattacks. According to a senior U.S. government official, Clare O’Neil, the Australian cybersecurity minister, is planning to announce the activation of the group in January. The idea of standing up the International Counter Ransomware Task Force, which includes […]
President Joe Biden has signed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act into law. The newly enacted legislation is designed to encourage federal government agencies to adopt technologies that could withstand quantum computing-enabled decryption. Particularly, it would require the Office of Management and Budget to prioritize agencies’ acquisition of and migration to IT systems that use […]
Chris Inglis, President Joe Biden’s top cybersecurity adviser, is set to depart the government in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter. He is the first person to hold the position of national cyber director. His office was established under the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. As head of the […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced a technical rule to amend the regulation establishing the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information program, which is aimed at protecting voluntarily given information pertaining to the security of critical infrastructure maintained by the public and private sectors. The original regulation had gone unchanged since it was published in […]
Lawmakers have unveiled a $1.7 trillion 2023 omnibus spending bill that includes $50 million to address cybersecurity threats posed by Russia and other malicious actors. The bill would also provide $422 million to the Office of Personnel Management to support the agency’s cybersecurity and hiring initiatives. To augment the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, the spending package […]
The U.S. Cyber Command has declared the Cyber National Mission Force a subordinate unified command. The designation codified CNMF’s mission to defend the United States in cyberspace, officials said during a declaration ceremony at Fort Meade in Maryland. As a sub-unified command, CNMF will be able to provide a better resource pipeline to military services. […]
The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, an organization dedicated to enhancing the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. and its allies, has added Zscaler as a member. According to Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry, his company will utilize its zero trust platform’s threat intelligence capabilities to address cyberattacks and ransomware intrusions. The ThreatLabZ research team will process threat […]
Researchers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian hackers were able to infiltrate a U.S. satellite network because of lax security measures. According to MJ Emanuel, an incident response analyst at CISA, the Fancy Bear Russian military group was in the victim’s networks for months. CISA’s experts found that the group exploited a […]
The 16th Air Force took part in Cyber Coalition 2022, a series of exercises intended to bring together cyber defense personnel from NATO members and allied nations for training and information sharing opportunities. The U.S. contingent provided operational leadership and cyber tactics knowledge. Brig. Gen. Jeff Hill, mobilization assistant to the 16th Air Force commander, […]
The Joint Ransomware Task Force held its second meeting Saturday, overseen by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI. A review was conducted on working group activities relating to ransomware victim support, quantitative data collection, collaboration with commercial and international entities, intelligence utilization, interagency efforts and continuous improvement, Homeland Security Today reported Saturday. […]
