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.

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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.

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Congress needs to step in on cybersecurity harmonization, White House official says

ONCD’s Nicholas Leiserson endorses draft legislation from Sen. Gary Peters that would create an interagency committee to handle cyber regulations.

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AI fuels rise in attacks from ‘unsophisticated threat actors,’ federal cyber leaders say

Officials from Treasury, State and the FBI say information-sharing is increasingly important as AI enables so-so hackers to level up.

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Current, former government cyber officials tout industry collaboration advancements

Easterly, Krebs and others discuss Ivanti breach, expiring legal protections for companies that share threat data with feds, and JCDC progress.

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House bill would give CISA millions to diversify cyber workforce

The agency would get $20 million annually to create a program promoting cybersecurity jobs to disadvantaged communities.

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