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American Bar Association to offer cybersecurity insurance to law firms

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After a year which saw multiple law firms end up in the headlines for data breaches, the American Bar Association expanded its insurance program Tuesday to offer cybersecurity coverage.  The new offering, ABA President Linda A. Klein said in a statement, comes at a time when “the number of cyber breaches increases everywhere and throughout […]

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As White House puts pressure on leakers, Cloakroom app sees business opportunity

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A hazardous political landscape in Washington — underlined by a White House desperate to plug leaks — has spurred the use of encrypted messaging apps by federal employees. For software developers, this nervousness and anxiety translates into a very real opportunity. In light of media reports noting the growing use of WhatsApp, Confide and Signal […]

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Intelligence community seeks answers in aftermath of Harold Martin case

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The arrest and then recent indictment of Harold T. Martin III, a 20-year veteran of the intelligence community who is accused of carrying out the biggest theft of classified information in U.S. history, is causing leaders on Capitol Hill and in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to re-examine exactly how the government defends […]

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Report: Electrical grid cybersecurity efforts across U.S. government are ‘fragmented’

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Though federal efforts remain “fragmented,” the U.S. government has made significant progress in developing policies, programs and technologies that help protect America’s electrical grid, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Friday. Since 2013, the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have worked together to implement […]

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Election-systems cybersecurity would take a hit under new House bill, experts say

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Legislation recently introduced in the House that seeks to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, or EAC, would hamper coordination efforts between state and federal officials at a time when cybersecurity concerns are top of mind, experts tell CyberScoop. The bill, H.R. 634, would effectively gut what is considered to be one of the only organized bodies […]

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Election-systems cybersecurity would take a hit under new House bill, experts say

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Legislation recently introduced in the House that seeks to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, or EAC, would hamper coordination efforts between state and federal officials at a time when cybersecurity concerns are top of mind, experts tell CyberScoop. The bill, H.R. 634, would effectively gut what is considered to be one of the only organized bodies […]

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Top U.S. intelligence official: Media is wrong about low morale

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The issue of sinking morale within the U.S. intelligence community is a myth fabricated by the media, said a top U.S. intelligence official who spoke Thursday at the National Press Club. “I am in the intelligence community, I have spent time in the FBI, in NCSC now and CIA, and I don’t see a dip […]

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Top U.S. intelligence official: Media is wrong about low morale

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The issue of sinking morale within the U.S. intelligence community is a myth fabricated by the media, said a top U.S. intelligence official who spoke Thursday at the National Press Club. “I am in the intelligence community, I have spent time in the FBI, in NCSC now and CIA, and I don’t see a dip […]

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Congress is about to have a really challenging year on cybersecurity

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It will be a banner year for cybersecurity debates in Congress — and that isn’t necessarily a good thing, says Michael Bahar, the staff director of the House Intelligence Committee. “We have kicked off the year with a lot going wrong with Russia and its hacking,” he says. While there are multiple probes in the […]

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DOE tries to spur development of defenses against Ukraine-style electrical grid cyberattack

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The Department of Energy doled out $4 million in grant funding earlier this month to four different cybersecurity firms in an effort to spur the development of new technology that can help protect U.S. electricity delivery systems from hackers. The move comes just three months after a complex cyberattack aimed at Ukrainian energy company Ukrenergo […]

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