Cybersecurity
TSA ramps up fuel pipeline cyber strategy
At a Senate hearing, the TSA administrator updated lawmakers on the implementation of two recent cybersecurity directives issued in the wake of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Cybersecurity
White House Asks CISA, NIST to Set Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Operators
The initiative will not result in mandatory measures for the private sector, but the administration hopes to signal its commitment to cybersecurity and maybe get a little help from Congress on that front.
Emerging Tech
Senate Banking Chair Asks CFPB How It Plans to Address Risks of Chime and Other Banking Apps
With an estimated 12 million customers, Chime is the largest in its highly competitive subcategory of financial technology companies that serve low- to moderate-income individuals.
Cybersecurity
TSA, Transportation Officials Give Insight into New Cybersecurity Mandates for Pipeline Operators
Agency leaders expressed a commitment to avoiding duplication of their efforts as lines blur between cyber and physical security.
Ideas
To Find Cybersecurity Talent, Poach From Other Fields
Cybersecurity pros are in demand, which means the government will need to think of new sources.
Modernization
House Appropriators Offer $50M for TMF But White House Wants 10 Times That
The Office of Management and Budget said it’s received more than $2 billion in proposals since getting $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon
Experts say the doomed contract helped take cloud literacy at the Defense Department to the next level.
Cybersecurity
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest fraud wave in history.
Cybersecurity
States Weigh Bans on Ransomware Payoffs
The idea is that this would deter attacks because cybercriminals would know they couldn’t get paid.
Cybersecurity
Energy Updates Assessment Tool for Administration’s 100-Day Cybersecurity Sprint
The update comes as lawmakers jostle for jurisdiction over cybersecurity across multiple critical infrastructure sectors with a slew of bills advancing in both chambers of Congress.
Cybersecurity
DOD’s Supply Chain Security Should be Strategic Priority, Congressional Task Force Says
The Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force released six legislative proposals calling for less dependence on adversaries like China and improved supply chain visibility.
Cybersecurity
Senate NDAA pushes for more domestic production, increased cyber authorities
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the 2022 defense authorization bill, calling for more cyber authorities, tech-favoring acquisition policies, and domestic production of critical materials.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Secretary Highlights Cybersecurity Workforce Needs With $3B Initiative
Grants will be competitively awarded to state and local governmental entities, institutions of higher education, not-for-profit entities, unions and tribes.
Cybersecurity
CBP Cybersecurity Failures Left Travelers' Personal Info at Risk, IG Says
A new internal watchdog report finds Customs and Border Protection failed to conduct required cybersecurity activities for its Mobile Passport Control applications.
Cybersecurity
Can federal funding fill gaps in rural cyber preparedness?
Utility firms in small towns and rural communities across the country lack critical funding and staffing resources necessary to counter an escalation in nationwide cyberattacks, state and local infrastructure experts warned on Wednesday.
Cybersecurity
Senators Promote Cybersecurity Measures in Core Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Congressional leaders of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission stressed a need to focus specifically on water treatment systems.
Cybersecurity
CISA Considering Open-Source Registrar Platform For .Gov Domain
The agency is looking for support services to help manage the .gov registry as it takes control of the top-level domain from GSA.
Ideas
The State of Data Security in the Federal Government
Most agencies don’t have a solid grasp of what data they have or where it is located.
Cybersecurity
Senate breach disclosure bill targets agencies, contractors, infrastructure
A bipartisan bill introduced by the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee sets up a 24-hour deadline for infrastructure operators, federal contractors and federal agencies to report confirmed cybersecurity breaches and ransomware attacks.
Cybersecurity