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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Coker’s top priorities: Federal cohesion, cyber workforce, other ‘hard problems’

In an interview with CyberScoop, the national cyber director talked about his approach to the job and the work still ahead.

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Bipartisan Senate bill takes aim at ‘overly burdensome’ cybersecurity regs

The Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act would establish an interagency committee to recommend which cyber regulations to lessen or waive.

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DHS aims to boost cyber ranks by streamlining clearance approvals

A House Homeland Security hearing on filling the cyber workforce gap included discussions on examining top secret clearances, recruitment efforts across educational institutions and more.

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Congress needs to step in on cybersecurity harmonization, White House official says

ONCD’s Nicholas Leiserson endorses draft legislation from Sen. Gary Peters that would create an interagency committee to handle cyber regulations.

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ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks

Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported.

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