Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.

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DOE announces $45 million investment for cybersecurity research

The funding goes to 16 projects aimed at developing advanced tools to protect the energy sector.

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Utilities trade association releases baseline cyber standards for distributed renewable energy

The DOE-funded initiative provides voluntary guidance to electric distribution systems and distributed energy resources companies.

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Detailed data on employees of U.S. national security lab leak online

The hacking group SiegedSed released personal data on thousands of employees at the Idaho National Laboratory, the nuclear research lab.

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DOE hosting simulated cyberattack for students

Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response hosting a competition scenario “focused on hardening and defending a distributed energy resources management company,” DOE official says.

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Federal agencies are falling behind on meeting key privacy goal set five years ago

Several federal agencies are playing catch-up on meeting recommendations from NIST detailed in a 2018 framework for how government should incorporate privacy into their risk management strategies.

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Renewable technologies add risk to the US electric grid, experts warn

In congressional testimony, experts warned about the potential cyberthreats from tech needed for the grid transformation.

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Building the right collective defense against cyberattacks for critical infrastructure 

Government leaders should align across agencies with a consistent approach that empowers critical infrastructure owners and operators.

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Two Energy Department entities breached as part of massive MOVEit compromise

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it’s working with “several federal agencies” affected by a flaw in the file transfer software.

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