Election security experts told Information Security Media Group the United States continues to lack adequate federal funding and resources to support state and local election information technology security efforts amid heightened global tensions and an ever-expanding threat landscape.
Healthcare organizations often face obstacles in sharing cybersecurity information. Phil Englert and Errol Weiss from Health-ISAC advocate for shifting the focus from legal risks to business risks, improving incident response and building resilience through collaboration and transparency.
The U.S. federal government is preparing to collect reports from foundational artificial intelligence model developers, including details about their cybersecurity defenses and red-teaming efforts. The Department of Commerce said it wants thoughts on how data should be safety collected and stored.
The White House announced a hiring sprint to fill cyber, technology and artificial intelligence jobs across federal agencies, dubbed Service for America, which aims to attract diverse candidates for critical open positions in the public sector - along with new incentives.
The United States National Security Agency is banking on recently developed partnerships with leading technology firms around the world and foreign partners to combat the growing cybersecurity risks from Chinese-based threat actors, a top official from the agency said Wednesday.
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana told the Billington CyberSecurity Summit on Wednesday that the 24 CFO Act Agencies are on track to meet the Sept. 30 deadline given in the federal zero trust strategy released in 2022, which includes key milestones due at the end of the fiscal year.
Harry Coker, director of the Office of the National Cyber Director, described new guidance published Tuesday that aims to bolster internet routing security as a critical "first step" in addressing long-standing security issues that threaten the backbone of global communications.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told Information Security Media Group it is in the process of carrying out its most expansive national effort to secure election infrastructure across the country ahead of the upcoming November election.
In the latest weekly update, Information Security Media Group editors discussed how CrowdStrike's competitors are responding to its outage, why security vendors want to serve the unique needs of SMB organizations and the status of U.N. efforts to develop a treaty designed to combat cybercrime.
California state lawmakers on Wednesday handed off a bill establishing first-in-the-nation safety standards for advanced artificial intelligence models to their Senate counterparts after weathering opposition from the tech industry and high-profile Democratic politicians.
The NIS2 Directive focuses on addressing gaps and strengthening the security of network and information systems across the European Union. NIS2 mandates rapid incident reporting and holds senior management accountable for cybersecurity, shifting responsibilities to the board level.
Two months after RansomHub claimed to have published 100GBs of its stolen data on the dark web, the Florida Department of Health is notifying citizens that their sensitive information has been compromised. The attack affected the vital statistics system used to issue birth and death certificates.
The FBI had a loose hard disk disposal problem that auditors say put classified information at risk. The bureau, auditor said, has a tracking system for obsolete computers and servers earmarked for destruction - but not for storage media extracted from the computer chassis.
California state lawmakers watered down a bill aimed at preventing artificial intelligence disasters after hearing criticism from industry and federal representatives. The bill still faces opposition from Silicon Valley and Democratic lawmakers.
A new modernization guide that aims to scale and improve the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program still contains critical gaps that could allow agencies to continue purchasing software without following the program's stringent security requirements.
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