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Office of the National Cyber Director hires Microsoft exec, CIA official
The Office of the National Cyber Director has hired several new staffers to strengthen its ability to fight significant hacks and coordinate how the U.S. responds to them.
Former DNC security officer Bob Lord joins CISA
Lord cleaned up the Democratic Party's cybersecurity practices in the aftermath of the 2016 hacks.
Okta breach leads to questions on disclosure, reliance on third-party vendors
Security experts questioned how long it took Okta to disclose the Lapsus$ breach and worried about a domino effect.
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission pushed some major policies into law. So what now?
It's going to track how its recommendations are implemented, and study some issues where it only scratched the surface.
In response to Russia threat, US cybersecurity firms offer free services, data, threat intel
Free upgrades and other services are on the table for organizations in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Bob Kolasky, head of CISA's National Risk Management Center, leaving agency
Director Jen Easterly said Kolasky has been an "outstanding leader at CISA."
DHS establishes its own bug bounty program, offering outsiders $500 to $5K for discovering flaws
DHS follows in the footsteps of bug bounty initiatives for federal agencies that began in 2016.
Biden signs infrastructure bill that provides nearly $2 billion for cybersecurity
The big-ticket cyber item in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is $1 billion in state and local grants.
White House preps order to clarify top cyber roles in federal government
It would be the second major E.O. after a May directive on federal agencies' digital defenses.
CISA starts identifying targets most necessary to protect from hacking
The agency isn't going to wait for Congress to act, CISA Director Jen Easterly said.
