Cyber
Cyber technology is key to the U.S. Army’s transformation and to defending critical infrastructure, Brandon Pugh, principal cyber adviser to the secretary of the Army, said at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit on Sept. 11.
“This is our effort to make sure the Army is adapting to the future... Read More »
Cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike has teamed up with Meta to release CyberSOCEval, a new set of open-source benchmarks that measure how well artificial intelligence (AI) systems perform in real-world cybersecurity operations.
The tool combines Meta’s CyberSecEval framework with CrowdStrike’s... Read More »
A new study by MeriTalk and Claroty found that despite rising investment in secure operational technology, nearly two-thirds of federal operational technology (OT) leaders expect to see a disruptive cyber incident within the year.
The study, “Guardians of Government, Vol. 2: Fortifying the... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a document identifying priorities that will elevate the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program to meet the needs of the global cybersecurity community.
Feedback the agency received from domestic and... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined the National Security Agency (NSA) and 19 other international partners to release a joint guide on the value of implementing a software bill of materials (SBOM).
The group said the guide lets producers of software, organizations... Read More »
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced it has implemented sanctions against large scam centers across Southeast Asia.
The centers allegedly use forced labor and violence to scam Americans out of billions of dollars, officials said. The latest action includes... Read More »
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sept. 5 announced that President Donald Trump has nominated Navy Rear Adm. Heidi K. Berg as Fleet Cyber Command/commander, and Tenth Fleet/commander, Navy Space Command, in Fort Meade, Md.
Berg is currently serving as deputy commander of both the Fleet Cyber... Read More »
The House Committee on Homeland Security recently advanced two bills that would re-authorize and update two vital cybersecurity tools the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses before they expire.
The Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act... Read More »
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) said his bill to address terror threats posed by online radicalization has passed out of committee.
The Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act passed advanced out of the House Committee On Homeland Security. The legislation requires the U.S. Department of... Read More »
Virginia-based Tidal Cyber, producer of Threat-Led Defense, announced it had raised $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate its product innovation and company growth.
The investment, led by Bright Pixel Capital, with participation from existing Tidal Cyber investors, will help advance the... Read More »
A new report from the Cyber Risk Intelligence Center (CRIC) of Marsh McLennan (MMC), has found that cyber incident response planning is a key factor in cybersecurity.
The report, Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes, found that organizations are 13 percent less... Read More »
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike announced Aug. 27 that it plans to buy Onum, a startup known for managing real-time data pipelines.
The deal will make CrowdStrike’s Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM platform faster and easier to use, giving customers more control over their data while improving... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the free Software Acquisition Guide: Supplier Response Web Tool.
The tool is designed for information technology and industry decision makers, procurement professionals and software suppliers. It helps users focus on... Read More »
President Donald Trump recently approved Joseph Francescon to serve as the National Security Agency's (NSA) 21st deputy director and senior civilian leader.
Francescon will be tasked with supporting the U.S. defense and intelligence enterprise in the formulation of national security policies,... Read More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a threat from Russian government cyber actors that is impacting computer networks and critical infrastructure.
The FBI has detected cyber actors Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) Center 16 exploiting Simple Network Management Protocol... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released new guidance to help operational technology (OT) owners and operators create and maintain comprehensive OT asset inventories and taxonomies.
“OT systems are essential to the daily lives of all Americans and to... Read More »
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice said two Chinese nationals, one in the country illegally, have been arrested for exporting microchips used in artificial intelligence to China.
The DOJ alleges that Chuan Geng, 28, of Pasadena, and Shiwei Yang, 29, of El Monte, violated the Export... Read More »
Thorium, a cybersecurity platform developed at Sandia National Laboratories, is now available for the public to download through CISA’s GitHub repository.
The platform detects and analyzes advanced malware threats. It supports automation and data processing and allows cyber analysts to... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it has entered the third phase of the Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR).
This phase is a series of challenges hosted by DHS S&T that allows the tech industry to test and improve its identity... Read More »
Xu Zewei, a Chinese national wanted on a nine-count indictment in the Southern District of Texas, was arrested on July 3 in Italy and faces extradition proceedings, according to the Justice Department.
Xu and co-defendant Zhang Yu hacked into thousands of computers worldwide between February... Read More »
The Justice Department recently took action regarding the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies.
Actions include searches of 29 known or suspected “laptop farms” in 16... Read More »
According to a report from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), and the National Security Agency (NSA), Iran may target United States with a cyberattack.
In response to the June 20 bombing of Iranian nuclear... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), John Moolenaar, (RMI) Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) have introduced legislation that would require the National Security Agency to create a plan to protect AI against foreign adversaries.
LaHood, a member of the House Permanent Select... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would require federal contractors to adhere to National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines.
The Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025 would require the Office of Management and Budget to... Read More »
The Justice Department recently unsealed two warrants that authorizes the seizure of five internet domains used by malicious cyber actors to operate the LummaC2 information-stealing malware service.
LummaC2’s administrators used the seized websites to distribute LummaC2, an... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would extend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 for an additional 10 years.
CISA incentivizes companies to voluntarily share cybersecurity threat indicators with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Threat... Read More »
In 2024, there were 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime and reported losses exceeding $16 billion, a 33 percent increase in losses from 2023, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) annual internet crime report.
Other... Read More »
UK-based NCC Group, an IT company assessing and managing cyber threats, recently released the third edition of its Global Cyber Policy Radar report on cyber security regulation trends.
In 2024, the industrial sector experienced 1,424 ransomware attacks, up from 2023, making it the most targeted... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Mark Green, MD (R-TN) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) reintroduced legislation that would help combat Chinese-backed cyberattacks.
The legislation, Strengthening Cyber resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act, would require the federal government to assess and... Read More »
Cybersecurity service providers, internet service providers, and organizations were warned Wednesday of the ongoing threat of fast flux enabled malicious activities.
“Fast flux” exploits a gap commonly found in network defenses, making the tracking and blocking of malicious fast flux... Read More »
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice said a court-authorized seizure of more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency will disrupt an ongoing Hamas funding scheme.
According to a press release from the DOJ, the office seized $201,400 in cryptocurrency held in wallets and accounts intended to... Read More »
The U.S. Cyber Command held the largest joint Cyber Guard exercise earlier this month, officials said.
The annual command exercise coordinated with the Joint Staff to perform the first phase of its 11th annual command exercise; part of a larger joint force exercise series designed to simulate... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health recently released a procedures and scoring guide for the final competition of the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), which will award $8.5 million in prizes.
The AI Cyber Challenge final... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) urges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to look into the structure of the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) as the Trump administration considers reconstituting it.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Garbarino, the chair of the House Homeland... Read More »
Republicans in the House Homeland Security Committee are requesting information from the Transportation Security Administration on its measures and resiliency following recent cybersecurity incidents.
U.S. Reps. Mark Green, MD (R-TN), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Andre Garbarino (R-NY), and Sheri... Read More »
