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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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CISA Orders Agencies to Patch F5 Devices, Software by Oct. 22
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on Wednesday in response to a “significant cyber threat” targeting federal networks through certain devices and software made by the technology company F5. […]
Tagged CISA, Cybersecurity, F5
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Air Force Nominee Warns Lawmakers of Cyber Retention Crisis
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chief of staff of the Air Force, warned senators this week that while the service is successfully recruiting cyber talent, it faces an urgent crisis in retaining and training skilled cyber professionals. […]
Brig. Gen. Linda Riedel Named to Cyber Army Post
Brig. Gen. Linda J. Riedel with the South Carolina National Guard, who currently serves as assistant adjutant general for the Army, has been selected as the incoming deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. […]
Pentagon Cuts Back Cybersecurity Training
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a reduction in mandatory cybersecurity training across the Department of Defense (DOD) – which the Trump administration has rebranded as the Department of War – in an effort to restore what he called “mission focus” for military personnel. […]
Tagged Cybersecurity Training, DoD, Hegseth
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