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House Bill Taps ONCD to Attribute, Identify Foreign Cyberattackers
A bill introduced in the House this week would task the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) with “formally” identifying foreign agencies, people, and other groups that are responsible for recent attacks against the United States and directs a separate effort to improve the current distribution of attack attribution data. […]
Tagged August Pfluger, Cyber, ONCD
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Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Cybersecurity Grant Program
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a bipartisan bill today that would reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), a key program that helps state, local, and tribal governments prevent cyberattacks. […]
DOD Establishes CYBERCOM 2.0, Upgrading Cyber Force Model
The Pentagon is rolling out a revised cyber force generation model aimed at increasing the effectiveness of its cyber forces and providing improved operational support to the Joint Force. […]
Tagged cyber force, CYBERCOM 2.0, DoD
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CIS, MS-ISAC Warn: Emerging Tech Exposes Law Enforcement to New Risks
Without strong cybersecurity and privacy safeguards, growing collections of law enforcement data pose an “existential” threat, as adversaries exploit that information to compromise major investigations, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) warned in a new report. […]
Tagged CIS, Cybersecurity, law enforcement, MS-ISAC, UTS
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OIG: CFPB’s Cybersecurity Program ‘Not Effective,’ Citing Lapses in IT Asset Oversight
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) overall information security program is ineffective, and the agency continues to face challenges safeguarding and tracking its IT equipment, according to two recent reports from the CFPB’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). […]
Tagged CFPB, IT, OIG, Security
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HCHS Report: Cyber Threats on the Rise
In a year marked by escalating cyber threats, 2025 has already witnessed major cyberattacks on state and local governments across 44 U.S. states, highlighting the growing vulnerability of critical infrastructure to malicious actors, according to a new cyber threat snapshot from the House Committee on Homeland Security (HCHS). The snapshot illustrates a clear trend of increasing cyberattacks targeting U.S. networks and critical infrastructure since 2024. […]
AI Gives Cyber Defenders a Break – and a Boost
From state and local systems to the FBI, government officials said Wednesday that fragmented systems remain one of the biggest obstacles to effective cybersecurity, but unified, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems are beginning to change that. […]
US Cyber Progress Stalls for First Time in Years, Report Says
For the first time in years, the United States is no longer making progress in bolstering its cyber defenses and is instead “stalling” and “slipping” in its ability to protect itself and allies, the successor organization to the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) revealed in a report published Wednesday. […]
Tagged CISA, CSC 2.0, Cybersecurity, ONCD, State Department
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Trump Officially Declares October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month
President Donald Trump has declared October 2025 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month – making it the 22nd consecutive year of that designation. […]
Army’s Kwon: Cyber Strikes Will Mark the Start of Future Wars
The next major conflict may not begin with bombs or bullets but with keystrokes and code, a senior official for the U.S. Army warned Tuesday at the Association of the United States Army annual conference. […]
Tagged AI, Cybersecurity, Data, training
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