Plan to resuscitate beleaguered vulnerability database draws criticism 

The National Vulnerability Database has ceased some of its work, but some experts fear the formation of a consortium to address its problems lacks sufficient urgency.

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House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups

A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

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Biden’s cyber strategy expected to boost federal role in protecting critical systems from hackers

The national cyber director’s office is leading the drafting of the document.

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Langevin pushes for critical infrastructure protections in annual defense bill

Rep. Jim Langevin’s amendment reflects one of the biggest unfulfilled Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommendations.

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FBI, CISA, Treasury: North Korean hackers taking aim at health care with Maui ransomware

The ransomware has previously received little public scrutiny.

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The Ukraine war could provide a cyberwarfare manual for Chinese generals eyeing Taiwan

China’s certainly watching Russia’s missteps in cyberspace, as well as the U.S. response.

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CISA advisory panel wants agency to act on election disinformation, multifactor authentication

CISA’s director has 90 days to respond to the suggestions.

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How CISA’s list of “must-patch” vulnerabilities has expanded in both size, and in who’s using it

While CISA says the catalog is catching on, some think it needs improvement.

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Multifactor authentication could be long haul for some federal agencies, CISA official says

Eric Goldstein said agencies are focusing hard on adopting MFA, but some are dealing with older IT.

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Top cyber feds working toward fresh models of an old mantra: cyber collaboration

They cited progress with structures like the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative.

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