CyberScoop
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New Hampshire voters sue operative, companies behind Biden AI robocall
Three New Hampshire voters and the nonprofit League of Women Voters filed a civil suit Thursday against a number of individuals and companies...
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Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos
In mid-December, election officers from across Arizona trooped into a bland hotel ballroom for a training session and were greeted by the most...
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Top cybersecurity officials stress more funding for federal agencies
A presidential advisory report on improving the resilience of critical infrastructure sectors won the approval of the nation’s top cybersecurity...
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What resources do small utilities need to defend against cyberattacks?
Today, small utilities are on the front lines of cyberattacks, yet they often fall through the cracks of well-intentioned programs and...
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CISA, OMB release secure software development attestation form
Manufacturers of software sold to the federal government will be required to fill out the form, which aligns with CISA’s secure-by-design...
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Intelligence officials warn pace of innovation in AI threatens US
U.S. intelligence officials warned on Monday that the United States faces a growing threat from an accelerating pace of technological innovation...
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Biden’s budget proposal seeks funding boost for cybersecurity
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 calls for $13 billion in cybersecurity funding for civilian agencies, including...
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Russian hackers accessed Microsoft source code
In January, Microsoft disclosed that Russian hackers had breached the company’s systems and managed to read emails belonging to senior...
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CISA needs better workforce planning to handle operational technology risks, GAO says
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has an understaffed and often ill-equipped workforce to deal with risks to the nation’s key...
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White House advisory group says market forces ‘insufficient’ to drive cybersecurity in critical infrastructure
A White House advisory board is recommending the federal government create new economic incentive programs to prod critical infrastructure owners...
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Dragos CEO: Digitization in critical infrastructure will spur attacks
MIAMI – As critical infrastructure organizations become increasingly digitized, homogeneous and connected, the risk of cyberattacks from both...
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Ransomware group behind Change Healthcare attack goes dark
The criminal hacking group that claimed credit for the crippling ransomware attack on Change Healthcare — an incident that is roiling U.S....
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CISA: No credible election threats, and no contact with social media companies
Officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they have not seen serious attempts to meddle with election infrastructure...
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Update to national cybersecurity strategy implementation plan coming before the end of summer
MIAMI — Cybersecurity professionals can expect fresh reading materials in the coming months from the Office of the National Cyber Director,...
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U.S. sanctions maker of Predator spyware
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned the makers of the notorious Predator spyware, a move that marks an escalation in the Biden...