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Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, speaks during the Elastic Public Sector Summit 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Top CISA official Eric Goldstein to depart agency next month

Goldstein has served as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity and worked on a number of key priorities for the agency.

May 16, 2024 By Tim Starks

Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President at the Microsoft Corporation, arrives for a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine legislating artificial intelligence (AI), on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

House panel leaders call on Microsoft president to testify over security shortcomings

The Homeland Security Committee plans a May 22 hearing.

May 10, 2024 By Tim Starks

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testified before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 28, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CISA emergency directive tells agencies to fix credentials after Microsoft breach

CyberScoop first reported on the existence of the directive, which calls the pilfered emails “a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies."

Apr 11, 2024 By Tim Starks

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CISA orders agencies to disable Microsoft Print Spooler in response to ‘PrintNightmare’ flaw

The bug has given Microsoft fits for weeks, and now CISA is requiring federal agencies to take action.

Jul 14, 2021 By Tim Starks