Campaigns · 117th Congress
Rise of right-wing apps seen worsening midterm disinformation
Gab says it has more than 1 million users, compared with Twitter, which says it has 330 million monthly users globally.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Congress seeks to compel infrastructure operators to report cyberattacks
At the Sept. 1 hearing led by Clarke, representatives of the American Gas Association, U.S.
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS orders pipeline firms to report cyberattacks to government
[jwp-video n=”1″] Under the new requirement, companies that fail to notify CISA would face financial penalties starting at about $7,000, one of the officials said, adding that DHS would determine
Policy · 117th Congress
Ransomware wreaks havoc by mimicking Tupperware parties of old
[jwp-video n=”1″] Security researchers studying ransomware attacks and criminal gangs say the operations are mimicking multilevel marketing programs, the most well-known of which is the Tupperware
Policy · 117th Congress
Congress must pass cyber notification law, top CISA official says
[jwp-video n=”1″] The question of what information private companies that suffer a cyberattack share with CISA and other government agencies was highlighted this week when Colonial Pipeline,
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden’s cyber nominees could be tougher on Russia and China
[jwp-video n=”1″] Inglis, a computer scientist with multiple graduate degrees, was a commissioner on the Solarium Commission and previously served as the deputy director of the National Security
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS chief Mayorkas outlines 60-day cybersecurity goals
[jwp-video n=”1″] In blunt terms, Mayorkas said the federal government on its own can neither stop cyberattacks nor help “achieve our nation’s cyber resilience,” which refers to being able to
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS studying ways to plug cyber blind spots, officials say
[jwp-video n=”1″] In both cases, the attackers used cloud servers operated by Amazon and GoDaddy to stage the attacks, blind-siding U.S. intelligence agencies that are prohibited from conducting
Policy · 117th Congress
Cyberattacks increased as schools closed during pandemic, report finds
[jwp-video n=”1″] The report found that incidents in the first quarter of 2020, before the pandemic, mostly tracked with data from previous years.
Policy · 117th Congress
Water treatment system in Florida hacked, lye levels increased
[jwp-video n=”1″] Zafra and other analysts believe that the hacker, who has yet to be identified, is likely a novice who may have gained access to the water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Fla
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS agency should defend all federal computer networks, experts say
[jwp-video n=”1″] The House Homeland Security hearing chaired by Rep.
Policy · 116th Congress
High early turnout of voters eases tech and security worries on Election Day
[jwp-video n=”1″] Since then the agency has worked with state and local election officials who oversee federal elections in more than 9,000 jurisdictions to help them beef up their cybersecurity
Policy · 116th Congress
Ratcliffe’s warning on foreign interference with US voters provokes skepticism
[jwp-video n=”1″] Vice News said it obtained a copy of the video and posted it on YouTube after obscuring voter details.
Policy · 116th Congress
Lawmakers, tech companies struggle to curb coronavirus disinformation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Other Democrats also want more information about how COVID-19 disinformation is spreading.
Policy · 116th Congress
FBI, DHS announce probe of Chinese hacking of COVID-19 research
[jwp-video n=”1″] Last week CISA and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre issued a similar alert that an “advanced persistent threat actor,” typically a nation-state, was targeting