Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary

She said at her confirmation hearing that CISA needs to be “smaller, more nimble” and it has gone “far off-mission.”

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Biden cyber executive order gets mostly plaudits, but its fate is uncertain

At least one key Republican told CyberScoop that he wasn’t happy about the last-minute nature of the EO.

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Biden administration nears completion of second cybersecurity executive order with plethora of agenda items

Federal agencies would have to address everything from AI to cloud security to access management, sources told CyberScoop.

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Krebs: Iranian outreach to Biden campaign was ‘late breaking’ news to U.S. gov

The former CISA director said Iran’s operation was “not something” the government had “been tracking for months.”

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Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets

APT42 targeted the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns from May to June, Google researchers found.

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Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

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Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won’t ‘get anywhere’

Steve Kramer tells CyberScoop he hasn’t seen the lawsuit filed against him over the New Hampshire primary robocall, but it won’t be successful.

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Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won’t ‘get anywhere’

Steve Kramer tells CyberScoop he hasn’t seen the lawsuit filed against him over the New Hampshire primary robocall, but it won’t be successful.

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The tangled web of corporations behind the New Hampshire AI robocall 

The man alleged to have impersonated Joe Biden appears to control a network of marketing firms and fundraising operations. 

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