Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and 2019 Wash100 Award winner, detailed ways of mitigating risks of ransomware attacks to members of the Senate’s cybersecurity caucus, Fifth Domain reported Wednesday.
Read More »CISA Warns Citizens of Holiday Shopping Scam Activities
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a campaign to increase awareness about potential online shopping scams and other malicious activities ahead of the holiday shopping season.
CISA said Tuesday it created a new section on its website that lays out precautionary measures when buying gifts on the internet, including ensuring devices are updated, verifying the authenticity of online outlets and using safe methods for purchases.
Read More »Senators Call on DHS to Address Funding Gap Facing Two Cyber Threat Data Sharing Centers
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, have asked the Department of Homeland Security to address a possible funding shortfall facing the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Read More »Federal Agency Leaders Issue Joint Statement on 2020 Election Security
The heads of seven federal agencies have released a joint statement expressing their commitment to ensuring the security of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections.
Read More »Gov’t Officials Talk 5G-Related Security Risks at CISA Summit; Sen. Mark Warner Quoted
Officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency summit said security threats associated with 5G technology could require the involvement of the U.S. government, Federal Times reported Friday.
Read More »Christopher Krebs: Gov’t, Industry Should Be More Realistic in Presenting Cyber Risks
Christopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said government and industry cyber professionals seeking to encourage more people to participate in efforts to counter digital threats should present such threats in a more realistic way, Nextgov reported Wednesday.
Read More »CISA Mulls Cybersecurity Partnership With NSA; Christopher Krebs Quoted
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director and 2019 Wash100 Award winner Christopher Krebs wants to expand his collaboration with Anne Neuberger, head of the National Security Agency's cybersecurity directorate to defend U.S. critical infrastructure from potential attacks, Fifth Domain reported Saturday.
Read More »Sen. Tom Carper Seeks Info on CISA-Census Bureau Data Security Collaboration
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has asked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Census Bureau to provide details of the joint efforts to secure personally identifiable information in line with the next decennial count.
Read More »DHS Cyber Chief Chris Krebs and New NSA Cybersecurity Director Anne Neuberger Join Israel and UK Cyber Leaders for 10th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit
Christopher Krebs, the first director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, will discuss the U.S./U.K. special cyber relationship with Ciaran Martin, CEO of the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Read More »CISA Leaders Cite Emerging Cyberattacks as Key to Heightened Industry Data Sharing
Brian Harrell, assistant director for infrastructure security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said at an Auburn University event that private network infrastructure providers are becoming more willing to share data, FCW reported Monday.
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