/12, Marquardt, Sands, 83.16M) reports on its website that DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Valerie Boyd and DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Bryan Ware "have been forced to resign by the White House, according to sources familiar with the resignations.

come 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 a nod to tensions with several adve

t to test its plans in advance of November's Election Day." The third `Tabletop the Vote' exercise "hosted by DHS' Cybersecurity EFTA00136400 and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), took place over a three day period from July 28 to 30, featuring 37 states and over 2,000 total participants, the majority of which particip

s/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 corporate virtual private networks (

the DOJ's Cyber Digital Task Force, which evaluated ways the federal government could improve its response to cyber threats." DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs said on Tuesday, "We remain confident that no foreign cyber actor can change your vote, and we still believe that it wou

1/12, Marquardt, Sands, 83.16M) reports on its website that DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Valerie Boyd and DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Bryan Ware "have been forced to resign by the White House, according to sources familiar with the resignations

of mail-in ballots "could leave officials with incomplete results on election night," the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a joint public service announcement. The agencies said, "Foreign actors and cybercriminals could exploit the time required to certify and a

, More Experienced Hackers In Federal Government. Federal Computer Week (8/3, Johnson, 263K) reports Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency "said federal agencies could do much to improve their EFTA00149984 cybersecurity talent pool if they moved away from restrictive General Schedule

CISA Warn Of Surge In Voice Call Phishing Scams. Security Magazine (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 corporate virtual private networks

itical infrastructure from cyberattacks and other national security threats." The National Risk Management Act "would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to conduct a five-year national risk management cycle." This effort "would involve CISA identifying and compiling the major risks to critical

cloud as they modernize their information technology" and will back an amendment "to create a joint cyber planning office at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency." Federal Computer Week (7/14, Johnson, 263K) reports, "Dozens of proposed amendments that draw from recommendations in the" Cyberspace Solarium Co

iced his support for a number of amendments planned for the National Defense Authorization Act geared at heavily investing in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, particularly its workforce." Proponents of the commission's recommendations "have been working to get them attached as amendments to the National

nd the finance and banking industry." Experts Say CISA Is Underfunded And Outmatched. Politico (3/30, Vargas, 6.73M) reports the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is "struggling to keep up with multiple competing crises, including the recently uncovered intrusions blamed on Russia and China," according to int

come 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 a nod to tensions with several adve

to respond to and recover from significant cyber incidents." It would "allocate $15 million to stand up the office as part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA." Jonathan Reiber, senior director for cyber strategy at AttacklQ and a former chief strategy officer for cyber policy in the Office of th

t "appropriate plans" for security be mandated by Congress that was never implemented. The article noted that on its website, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, lists 16 "critical infrastructure sectors;' everything from dams to financial services to healthcare to agriculture to communications, but energy i

tion plan sets concrete timelines to achieve each goal of the cybersecurity strategy and assigns a host of agencies—including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI—with oversight and coordination of specific efforts. Back to Top LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES EFTA0

ormation on whether the companies had any contact with several named government officials, including FBI agent Elvis Chan, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs, and former Department of Defense General Counsel William Castle. Fox News (03/29, Singman) also reported on the story. Opinio

d that the DOJ has announced at least two major actions against DDoS services in the past seven months, including one in May. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, along with the FBI and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, offered a guide last fall to defend against them. Siemens and UCLA

ere in our elections, and cybersecurity has moved to the top of every election official's priority list." Earlier this summer, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, "also hosted the second 'Tabletop the Vote' national exercise involving 47 states, other government agencies and private sector election