urity Efforts. • Senate Republicans Take Aim At Foreigners Working To Hack US COVID-19 Data. • Putin: US Has Not Responded To Offer To Cooperate On Cybersecurity. International Relations • Coast Guard: Two Tons Of Cocaine Were Interdicted In Caribbean Last Month. Other FBI News • Trump: Wray Has Been "Disa

ompetition. MeriTalk <https://www.meritalk.corn/articles/cisa-announces-second-presidents-cup-cybersecurity- competition/> (7/29, Polit) reports the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced July 28 "the second annual President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition." Registration is open to "

spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue." DHS has "assembled a task force with representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secret Service, Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations unit," ac

ol systems (ICS) become unavailable or need to be deactivated due to hostile takeover." Security experts "say it is significant that NSA joined DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on the alert, and that the alert was not related to a specific incident." They "said the warning could be

spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue." DHS has "assembled a task force with representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secret Service, Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations unit," a

s also "stressed Wednesday that ransomware attacks against small businesses have been successful." The Washington Post (5/6, 10.52M) reports in its Cybersecurity 202 column that Mayorkas also announced DHS "would begin its next major 60-day initiative focused on workforce development. DHS plans to hire 200 ne

rity Guidance. ExecutiveGov <https://www.executivegov.com/2020/08/cisa-releases-updated-tic-30-network-security- guidance> (8/3, Rivers) reports the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has "issued an update to its Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) guidance along with documents containing a

m/newsletters/weekly-cybersecurity/2020/07/27/the-spending-details-for-the- cisa-dod-doj-funding-package-789439> (7/27, Starks, 4.29M) reports in its Cybersecurity newsletter that the House this week "is set to consider a $1.4 trillion, seven-bill spending package (H.R. 7667) — although one of them, the DHS bi

ion officials across the country who are handling November's presidential election are using email systems that may be vulnerable to online attacks, Cybersecurity vendor Area 1 Security Inc. assessed more than 12,000 local officials and concluded more than 1,600 used free or nonstandard email software does not

agazine.com/articles/93138-fbi-warns-companies-of-surge-in-voice- call-phishing-scams> (8/24) reports, "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint statement warning companies of a surge in voice phishing or vishing campaigns targeting

es and what types of communication to expect after reporting the issue." In a statement, CISA Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Bryan Ware said, "Cybersecurity is strongest when the public is given the ability to contribute, and a key component to receiving cybersecurity help from the public is to establish

erence on Cyber Security at Fordham University in New York, where Mr. Barr raised similar concerns during his keynote address earlier in the week. 'Cybersecurity is a central part of the FBI's mission,' said Mr. Wray, according to his prepared remarks. 'But as the attorney general discussed earlier this week,

ate computer networks." Study Finds Cybercrime Rose As More Workers Went Virtual In 2020. The Washington Post (2/22, Riley, 10.52M) reports in its Cybersecurity 202 column that a new study from CrowdStrike found that "intrusions threatening organizations' cybersecurity across the globe grew 400 percent in 2

Winds hack "are still being unraveled." Vaccine Distribution Creates Cybersecurity Risks. The Washington Post (1/26, Riley, 10.52M) reports in its 'Cybersecurity 202' column that security experts and government officials are "bracing for a wave of cyberattacks targeting the coronavirus vaccine distribution p

ndidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter." NCSC Head To Speak To "CNBC Evolve." CNBC (5/25, 7.34M) reports on May 26, the "CNBC Evolve: Innovations in Cybersecurity will dissect efforts to protect our nation's cyber infrastructure and identify threats, with actionable advice on ways the government and private e

ed Services Committee approved its annual National Defense Authorization Act, which doubles down on establishing public-private partnerships at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency." Amendments to the bill "included measures to create a Cyber Threat Information Collaboration Environment and a

n." Reuters (1/5, Menn) says the statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, the National Security Agency, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that the hacker, "likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongo

urity Efforts. • Senate Republicans Take Aim At Foreigners Working To Hack US COVID-19 Data. • Putin: US Has Not Responded To Offer To Cooperate On Cybersecurity. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • Coast Guard: Two Tons Of Cocaine Were Interdicted In Caribbean Last Month. OTHER FBI NEWS • Trump: Wray Has Been "Disa

blockades from cyberattacks aimed at slowing down election-related, public-facing websites, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency." Distributed Denial of Service attacks "could hinder voter access to sites regarding information on the voting

urity Efforts. • Senate Republicans Take Aim At Foreigners Working To Hack US COVID-19 Data. • Putin: US Has Not Responded To Offer To Cooperate On Cybersecurity. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • Coast Guard: Two Tons Of Cocaine Were Interdicted In Caribbean Last Month. OTHER FBI NEWS • Trump: Wray Has Been "Disa