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Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Cyber

House committee approves eight homeland security bills

The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee approved eight bills last week that seek to enhance the nation’s cybersecurity, surface transportation security, and air travel and cargo security. U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the committee’s chairman, said America must “continue to evolve... Read More »

Lawmakers support cybersecurity funding initiative

A trio of lawmakers recently requested funds for the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, which provides cybersecurity network enhancement. Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Will Hurd (R-TX) recently forwarded correspondence... Read More »

NIST software could help identify new forms of fentanyl

As the forms of illegal drugs change shape, so too must the means of combating them, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) believes it has created exactly that with a new, free software. The tool is built on an algorithm that searches chemical databases and can identify... Read More »

Sen. King calls for national doctrine of cyber deterrence

Warning that the United States is engaged in or at the brink of cyber war, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-ME) called for a national doctrine of cyber deterrence during two separate hearings on Thursday. King spoke about the importance of a national cybersecurity policy during a Senate Armed Services... Read More »