In this handout image provided by CYBERUK, Harry Coker, National Cyber Director speaks during the CYBERUK 2024 at Birmingham ICC Arena on May 14 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Matthew Horwood for CYBERUK via Getty Images) Coker’s top priorities: Federal cohesion, cyber workforce, other ‘hard problems’ In an interview with CyberScoop, the national cyber director talked about his approach to the job and the work still ahead. Jul 18, 2024 By Tim Starks
Blue pipes going to an oil refinery. (Getty Images) Ransomware attacks are hitting energy, oil and gas sectors especially hard, report finds Sophos survey finds that utilities appear willing to pay ransom demands. Jul 17, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
A business office is tied up in regulations. (Getty Images) Critical infrastructure organizations want CISA to dial back cyber reporting Public comments from industry on the cyber agency’s draft proposal call for clearer terms and hard limits on what information can be collected. Jul 8, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Steel oil pipes from a refinery. (Getty Images) US businesses struggle to obtain cyber insurance, lawmakers are told Rising premiums and restrictive policies are creating uncertainty among American businesses about whether insurance policies will cover breaches. Jun 27, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
A sign for the National Security Agency, U.S Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency on February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Protecting America’s cybersecurity demands showing our teeth Deterring U.S. adversaries from attacking American infrastructure requires making clear that the United States can strike back in kind. Jun 26, 2024 By Sen. Angus King Samantha Ravich
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary at Rayburn House Office Building on July 26, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) DHS releases critical infrastructure priorities for next two years The agency says AI and China are some of the biggest cyber threats to the nation's most sensitive networks. Jun 20, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Protesters call for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election, during a demonstration by a group called Election Integrity Fund and Force, outside of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) Picketed at work, confronted at church: Why election workers have left the job Election workers facing unprecedented harassment are retiring in huge numbers, posing a threat to the U.S. voting system. Jun 20, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, speaks about the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Critical infrastructure operators’ resilience would get federal assessment under new bill The bipartisan House legislation calls on CISA and FEMA to report on how operators handle the switch to manual mode during cyber incidents. Jun 20, 2024 By Matt Bracken
A photo illustration of a smartphone displaying social media applications. A top U.S. election security official said the increasing fragmentation of social media is posing new challenges around disinformation. (Photo by Anna Barclay/Getty Images) U.S. election official: ‘Whack-a-mole’ strategies less effective to combat disinfo A more fragmented information ecosystem is making it more difficult to combat disinformation. Jun 18, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Community colleges, HBCUs get cyber talent boost under bipartisan House bill The Cybersecurity Clinics Grant Program Act aims to provide “high-potential paths” to cyber jobs at two-year colleges and minority-serving institutions. Jun 17, 2024 By Matt Bracken