Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

Cairncross doesn’t have any obvious major cyber experience, but has served at the RNC and White House.

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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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National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office

It’s made real strides, but there’s a lot more that it could be doing, he said, and more that needs to be done.

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Playbook advises federal grant managers how to build cybersecurity into their programs

The guidance comes from the Office of the Director of National Cybersecurity and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Bipartisan Senate bill targets supply chain threats from foreign adversaries

The bill would strengthen oversight powers for the body charged with investigating IT products from China and other foes.

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Coker: Agencies flooded with cyberattacks, beset with complex problems can’t always innovate

It’s why his Office of the National Cyber Director is taking on challenges like BGP security, he said.

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White House publishes latest plan to protect a key component of the internet

The roadmap for enhancing internet routing security follows action from the FCC and others.

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Zero trust: How the ‘Jia Tan’ hack complicated open-source software

The volunteers that maintain open-source software have always been knocked around by the tech community. The Jia Tan hack made it all so much worse.

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White House to study open source software in critical infrastructure

The Biden administration is looking to understand just how widespread open-source software is in critical infrastructure.

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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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