Closing software-understanding gap is critical to national security, CISA says

In a joint report with DARPA and others, the cyber agency said that knowledge gap “exacerbates” risks posed by threat actors in U.S. critical infrastructure.

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How HHS has strengthened cybersecurity of hospitals and health care systems

The agency has embraced performance goals, provided resources to small systems and improved coordination, its deputy secretary writes.

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CISA’s AI cyber collaboration playbook aims to spur information-sharing

The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative product seeks to build “a unified approach” to combat AI-related cyber threats.

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Fancy Bear spotted using real Kazak government documents in spearpishing campaign

The malware-laced files include draft versions of diplomatic statements, correspondence letters, internal administrative notes and other documents.

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Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked cybercrime funds

The DOJ said the men behind Blender.io and Sinbad.io “made it easier for state-sponsored hacking groups” to profit off their crimes.

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CISA report touts cyber hygiene enrollment surge for critical infrastructure orgs

The cyber agency said that surge has fueled “a moderate impact” in CI sectors meeting its cybersecurity performance goals.

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New zero-day exploit targets Ivanti VPN product

Mandiant says it found malware in impacted devices associated with a Chinese-linked threat group.

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