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CISA hires Antalis to coordinate cyber activities across DHS, Conklin for chief security advisor
CISA announced in a July 1 LinkedIn post the swearing in of Casie Antalis to serve as JCCG program director and Jeff Conklin as the new CISA chief security officer. “Jeff and Casie bring a wealth of ...
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Tech group calls for policymakers to encourage adoption of international standards in global cyber policy roadmap
The Information Technology Industry Council is promoting the adoption of outcome-based international standards over creating new regulations, as part of its global cybersecurity policy framework ...
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House sends reconciliation bill with Open RAN grant program cuts to Trump’s desk
The House has passed in a 218-214 vote a massive reconciliation bill with cuts to an Open Radio Access Network grant program at the Commerce Department, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk as ...
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Noem highlights CISA efforts in remarks on priorities at kickoff for revamped DHS advisory group
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem highlighted CISA’s work to protect critical infrastructure as part of the department’s overall mission, in remarks at the first meeting of the revamped Homeland ...
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Homeland Security panel advances Cairncross nomination for national cyber director to Senate floor
The Senate Homeland Security Committee has approved in a 11-4 vote the nomination of Sean Cairncross to become the next national cyber director, advancing a key figure in the Trump administration’s ...
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Senate Homeland Security plans to hold July hearing for Plankey nomination to become next CISA director
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is planning to hold a confirmation hearing in July for Sean Plankey, President Trump’s nominee for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...
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Senate excludes Peters amendment to provide new funding for state and local cyber grant program from final reconciliation bill package
Senate Homeland Security ranking member Gary Peters (D-MI) proposed providing $99 million to support the continuation of a popular cyber grant program for state and local governments run by CISA and ...
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NIST white paper proposes framework for analyzing threats to semiconductor supply chains
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has created a framework in a new white paper for organizations to address collusion threats in the semiconductor supply chain.
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The Week Ahead: Revamped DHS advisory body holds meeting to get new taskings, plus a July events preview
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security Advisory Council meets this week for the first time to get taskings, while a technical advisory committee for the Election Assistance Commission convenes ...
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Justice Dept. announces coordinated actions to disrupt North Korean actors remotely accessing IT systems for financial gain
The Justice Department has announced a successful nationwide effort disrupt the operations of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea government from remotely accessing U.S.-based information ...
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CISA and partners reveal details in joint cyber advisory on Iran-affiliated threat actors, mitigation steps
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a joint advisory detailing observed cyber threats from Iran-affiliated threat actors and mitigation steps to help critical ...
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NIST finalizes guidance for application programming interfaces with details on vulnerabilities, security controls
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing guidance on securing application programming interfaces in a finalized publication, with details on vulnerabilities and controls to help ...