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Rubrik’s Travis Rosiek on the urgency of rapid cyber recovery
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (102+ words) Rubrik's Travis Rosiek on the urgency of rapid cyber recovery'CyberScoop Travis Rosiek, Public Sector CTO at Rubrik, discussed the evolving threat landscape, emphasizing the danger of software supply chain attacks, which can compromise systems through trusted updates. He highlighted the…...
Is the 'Shields Up' era of CISA over?
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (117+ words) (CISA) is facing what former officials and industry partners describe in stark terms: "decimated," "amateur hour". One year into the second Trump administration, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is facing what former officials and industry partners describe in…...
DOD Cyber Crime Center’s Jeff Hunt on protecting national security data in the cloud
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (102+ words) DOD Cyber Crime Center's Jeff Hunt on protecting national security data in the cloud'CyberScoop Jeff Hunt, Global Operations Branch Chief at the DOD Cyber Crime Center, discussed the challenges of cloud services in cybersecurity, emphasizing the need for hands-on awareness…...
Critics warn America’s 'move fast' AI strategy could cost it the global market
2+ week, 2+ day ago (727+ words) The Trump administration has made U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence a national priority, but some critics say a light-touch approach to regulating security and safety in U.S. models is making it harder to promote adoption in other countries. White House officials have…...
DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM
2+ week, 6+ day ago (260+ words) The Department of Homeland Security's watchdog office has launched an audit of the agency's privacy practices amid allegations that DHS and its components have used facial recognition tools and other technologies to collect data broadly and violate civil liberties. The…...
What’s next for DHS’s forthcoming replacement critical infrastructure protection panel, AI information sharing
3+ week, 1+ day ago (284+ words) A revised government-industry council devoted to critical infrastructure protection could be set up to have broader and more specific discussions on things like cybersecurity and threats to hardware and software that monitor and control industrial processes, known as operational technology…...
Sean Cairncross' cybersecurity agenda: less regulation, more cooperation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (297+ words) The Trump administration needs help from industry to reduce the cybersecurity regulatory burden and to back important cyber legislation on Capitol Hill, among other areas, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Tuesday. "You know your regulatory scheme better than I…...
As feds pull back, states look inward for election security support
3+ week, 2+ day ago (751+ words) It's no secret that the Trump administration has radically altered the federal government's relationship with state election officials since being sworn into power last year. While his first term included the creation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and…...
US wants to push its view of AI cybersecurity standards to the rest of the world
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (230+ words) US wants to push its view of AI cybersecurity standards to the rest of the world'CyberScoop The U.S. government wants the rest of the world to adopt its artificial intelligence cybersecurity standards, a top official with the Office of the National…...
OMB drops Biden’s secure software attestation rule for federal purchases
4+ week, 2+ day ago (224+ words) The Trump administration is rescinding a Biden-era memo that was intended to help agencies buy secure software, with the current Office of Management and Budget saying it relied on "unproven and burdensome" processes. A former Biden administration official said the…...