to the Chinese government, the latest in a series of American warnings about China's cyber capabilities this summer." According to the alert, DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and DOD "identified a malware variant used by Chinese government cyber-actors, which is known as Taidoor." The purpose of the alert

://thehill.corn/policy/cybersecurity/508748-federal-agencies-warn-foreign-hackers-are-targeting- critical> (7/23, Miller, 2.98M) reports NSA and DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday "warned that foreign hackers are attempting to target US critical infrastructure." The agencies specifically "warned that Intern

l 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 a nod to tensions with several adv

d and unclassified information and an online `situational awareness room' open to election officials across the nation." A senior official at DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said, "That will remain in place, frankly, until the election community says, `Okay, you can stand down now. We're in good shape.'" Intelligence Of

d and unclassified information and an online 'situational awareness room' open to election officials across the nation." A senior official at DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said, "That will remain in place, frankly, until the election community says, 'Okay, you can stand down now. We're in good shape." Intelligence Off

' according to the report." CISA Orders Increased Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting. EFTA00149444 The Hill (9/2, Miller, 2.98M) reports DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday "issued a final directive requiring all federal agencies to develop and publish cyber vulnerability disclosure policies." The d

y of DHS to subpoena Internet service providers for information relating to vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure." The amendment "allows DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue subpoenas to compel ISPs to reveal the system owner behind an IP address when the system has demonstrated vulnerabilities and is de

siness Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases Jay Butler, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs, Edison Electric Institute President Thomas Kuhn, and FMI - The Food Industry Association President and CEO Leslie Saras

eir discovery," according to a goal in the July 2020 update to the President's Management Agenda (PMA). Matthew Travis, the deputy director at DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is "currently tasked with overseeing the implementation of the goal, which has a completion date of September 30, 2021, at the end of next f

age activities, with Chinese hacking teams reportedly outnumbering FBI cyber agents 50 to 1. The article explained that Volexity alerted the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to the activity, but there is concern that the exploit code may leak publicly, potentially enabling less skilled hackers to replicate it. American

new DI-IS report, malware "used frequently in cyberattacks against the US during the past decade has been linked to the Chinese government." DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency "alerted business owners and government officials this week that much of the malware, or software designed to damage a computer or network, planted

s about significant breaches." Krebs Lauds Biden's Cybersecurity Order As "A Really Ambitious Plan." The Hill (5/16, Schnell, 5.69M) reports former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs spoke on CBS' Face The Nation on Sunday, and he "said President Biden's executive order aimed at improving federal cyber

ristmas, agent Wolfgang Moser said at a Wednesday webinar hosted with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. He later clarified the FBI has no specific intelligence predicting a holiday attack. The article mentioned that Scott Johnson, an FBI intelligence

sonnel Bank Info Security (10/01, Riotta) reported that the federal government shutdown has severely impacted the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which furloughed about 65% of its workforce, leaving fewer than 900 staff on duty since its creation in 2018. According to the article, the

d and unclassified information and an online 'situational awareness room' open to election officials across the nation." A senior official at DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said, "That will remain in place, frankly, until the election community says, 'Okay, you can stand down now. We're in good shape." Intelligence Off

t of Covid-19,' according to the report." CISA Orders Increased Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting. The Hill (9/2, Miller, 2.98M) reports DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday "issued a final directive requiring all federal agencies to develop and publish cyber vulnerability disclosure policies." The d