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Election officials seek changes to federal rule on cyberattack reports
The proposed rule says state and local election offices must report suspected breaches within 72 hours.
By Christina A. Cassidy
Trump administration must produce 5G security strategy under new law
The law requires the president to send a report to Congress on how the administration will address several 5G security challenges.
By Andrew Eversden
Social Security Administration awards $253 million task order
The award will provide several telecom services to the SSA.
By Andrew Eversden
Barr says FBI probing cyber incident on federal network
U.S. national security officials said Monday there had been a "cyber incident" involving the computer networks of the Health and Human Services Department, but the networks were operating normally.
What the DHS cyber agency is doing to tackle coronavirus
As coronavirus spreads, DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is playing a role in government's response.
By Andrew Eversden
Senator warns of coronavirus’s negative impact on security clearances
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called on federal security clearance officials to issue guidance that offers clemency to employees whose finances are hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jessie Bur
The DHS cyber agency has a key role in a new strategy
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will be a linchpin for an integrated cybersecurity effort between the federal government and private sector, but there are challenges.
By Andrew Eversden
‘What’s the next step?’: US officials are rethinking how to dissuade cyberattacks
U.S. officials acknowledge that their current deterrence strategy isn't working. With several nation-state presenting threats to the 2020 election, how should deterrence policy change?
By Andrew Eversden
Here’s what DHS learned from the Super Tuesday vote
Senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security's cyber agency shared lessons learned during primary voting as the agency prepares to help state and local officials with election security in the run-up to November.
By Andrew Eversden
The White House gave this nuclear agency a giant funding increase. Can it spend it all?
Over the next five years, the NNSA and the DoD project to spend $163 billion on modernization and upkeep of America's nuclear forces.
By Aaron Mehta
At least two presidential campaigns aren’t using two-factor authentication
At least two presidential campaigns are not using two-factor authentication, according to Maine Sen. Angus King, because the campaigns consider the technology too unwieldy.
By Andrew Eversden