Bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability disclosure policies gets House redo

Reps. Nancy Mace and Shontel Brown reintroduced VDP legislation after the 2024 bipartisan, bicameral bill didn’t get a full Senate vote.

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FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations, Silk Road founder, surveillance powers

Cyber otherwise wasn’t a big focus during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Patel’s nomination to lead the bureau.

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Tulsi Gabbard tussles with senators over Snowden, surveillance 

President Trump’s nominee to lead ODNI substantially revised her previous positions on the former NSA contractor and Section 702 spying authorities.

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House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from ransomware attacks

The bipartisan legislation would direct the Treasury secretary to deliver a report on public-private coordination to combat attacks on the financial sector.

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Trump pauses on grants, aid leaves federal cyber programs in state of confusion

A series of moves from the president raises questions about what’s next for the federal government’s many cyber grant and aid initiatives.

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National security risks in routers, modems targeted in bipartisan Senate bill

A separate piece of bipartisan Senate legislation would create a cyber insurance working group.

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Removal of Cyber Safety Review Board members sparks alarm from cyber pros, key lawmaker

Not everyone opposed the move, however, even as the board reviews the major Salt Typhoon telecom breach.

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A CISA secure-by-design guru makes the case for the future of the initiative

The initiative had led to tangible changes, Jack Cable said upon his exit from the agency as senior technical adviser.

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Bipartisan cloud study recommends speeding federal adoption, or remain vulnerable on cyber

The CSIS commission recommended a rethinking of existing procedures to quicken federal agencies’ pace.

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