Trump administration should focus on cyber rules, grants and international partnerships, Biden official says

Anne Neuberger made her remarks on priorities for the new administration on the same day the outgoing and incoming president met to discuss the transition.

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6 Principles of Operational Technology Cybersecurity released by joint NSA initiative

Today’s critical infrastructure organizations rely on operational technology (OT) to help control and manage the systems and processes required to keep critical services to the public running. However, due to the highly integrated nature of OT deployments, cybersecurity has become a primary concern. On October 2, 2024, the NSA (National Security Agency) released a new […]

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Schneider Electric reports cyberattack, its third incident in 18 months

The ransomware group HellCat claims responsibility for the cyberattack and threatens to dump 40GB.

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Industry trade groups still have ‘concerns’ with cyber reporting mandate

21 organizations representing critical infrastructure interest groups ask Jen Easterly to have CISA go back to the drawing board.

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US offers $10 million bounty for members of Iranian hacking gang

A US $10 million reward is being offered to anyone who has information about four members of an Iranian hacking group.

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Task force unveils cyber recommendations for the next president

The 40-member panel has suggestions for whoever wins, from how to handle regulations to deterring malicious hackers.

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Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled

A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023.

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Organizations can substantially lower vulnerabilities with secure-by-design practices, report finds

Ex-National Cyber Director Inglis says “quantitative data” in Secure Code Warrior’s report shows the importance of the cybersecurity practice.

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How nation-states exploit political instability to launch cyber operations

In this Help Net Security interview, Ismael Valenzuela, Vice President of Threat Research & Intelligence at BlackBerry, discusses the impact of geopolitical tensions on the frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks. He explains how nation-state… Continue reading How nation-states exploit political instability to launch cyber operations

CISA advisory committee approves four draft reports on critical infrastructure resilience

Each report includes recommendations for the cyber agency to tackle, with the overarching goal of combating threats from China.

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