Cybersecurity
CISA Shares Details About Ransomware that Shut Down Pipeline Operator
One cybersecurity firm links the incident to a December attack on the Coast Guard.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI and DOD Issue Warning on North Korea-Linked Malware
New threat variants allow Hidden Cobra to remotely access and control systems—and banks should look sharp.
Ideas
How to Fast-Track Next-Gen Cybersecurity Tools from Government Labs
Startup foundries can help transform government ideas for public protection.
Ideas
America’s Hopelessly Anemic Response to One of the Largest Personal-Data Breaches Ever
The government has indicted four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for hacking into the credit-reporting agency Equifax. The question is why.
Ideas
Hackers Could Shut Down Satellites—or Turn Them into Weapons
On the mundane end of scale, hackers could simply shut satellites down.
Cybersecurity
Justice Department Attributes Equifax Hack to Chinese Military Officers
Officials highlight the theft of intellectual property, in addition to personal information.
Ideas
Why the Government Needs To Create A $10B Venture Fund for Artificial Intelligence
Our national security is at risk.
Cybersecurity
Senate Intel Report: Key Officials Excluded From 2016 Election Response
Committee leaders recommend an integrated response to cyber events and disregard for political affiliations moving forward.
Cybersecurity
With Cybercriminals on the Attack, States Help Cities Punch Back
As cybercriminals increase their attacks against local governments, some states are helping cities and counties better protect themselves.
Cybersecurity
ODNI Plans to Share More About Cyber Threats Under New Counterintelligence Strategy
The strategy requires the intelligence community to think of the private sector as consumers of its threat information.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Firm Flags Novel Ransomware Aimed at Industrial Control Systems
Group dismisses reports the malware was created by Iran.
Ideas
Britain and America Have a China Problem
London’s and Washington’s differing assessments of Beijing’s rise point to deeper issues between the two countries.
Cybersecurity
Union Leader Says Utilities Not Incentivized to Report Cyber Incidents or Implement Protections
FERC’s recently “expanded” reporting requirements leave it up to entities to decide on qualifying events.
Ideas
How Iran's Military Outsources Its Cyber Threat Forces
These intermediaries are loyal to the regime but separate from it.
Emerging Tech
Senators Unveil $1.2 Billion Plan to Develop Alternatives to Huawei’s 5G Equipment
The Federal Communications Commission would require certification to open standards to eliminate proprietary equipment.
Policy
As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression
Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence.
Ideas
Cyberspace Is the Next Front in Iran-U.S. Conflict—and Private Companies May Bear the Brunt
Businesses are at high risk, and strict American criminal laws prohibit many forms of cyber self-defense by private companies.
Cybersecurity
Telecom, Software Industry Groups Push Back on Commerce’s Proposed Supply Chain Rule
One group suggested the proposed rule to ban U.S. entities from buying information technology from foreign adversaries could be illegal.
Cybersecurity
Iran Is Expanding Its Online Disinformation Operations
Tehran isn’t as practiced as Moscow at purveying propaganda online, but they’re no slouches.
Policy