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The Biden administration has outlined several initiatives aimed at countering ransomware incidents. The initiatives are classified into four lines of effort: disrupting ransomware actors and infrastructure; bolstering resilience to withstand ransomware attacks;
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David McKeown, the Department of Defense's chief information security officer (CISO) and deputy chief information officer (CIO), has looked on the industry for cybersecurity technologies to defend defense networks. He shared that
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has asked industry and other interested stakeholders to provide products that could help demonstrate security technologies for a project meant to facilitate data-centric security
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a memorandum to guide agencies how to advance the adoption of endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms to help facilitate the detection of
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., have presented a bill that would use ransomware payment data to inform cybercrime response. The Ransom Disclosure Act would provide critical ransomware data
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will impose a new “security directive” for railroad and aviation industries in an effort to strengthen cybersecurity strategies. The cybersecurity regulations
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Rob Joyce, cybersecurity director at the National Security Agency (NSA) and a previous Wash100 Award winner, said one of NSA’s near-term priorities is ensuring the security of defense weapons platforms and the
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Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, said critical data provided by a threat intelligence firm enabled the Department of Defense to immediately act and
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Two lawmakers serving on the Senate Homeland Security Committee have introduced a bipartisan bill that would reform a law governing information technology system protection at federal agencies. Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich.,
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The Department of Energy has published a document meant to help oil, natural gas and electric utility companies protect operational technology networks against cyber threats. DOE said Friday it worked with the
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