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GAO: Federal agencies lack insight on ransomware protections for critical infrastructure

The Government Accountability Office finds that agencies overseeing key critical infrastructure sectors don’t know whether protections against ransomware have been implemented.

Jan 30, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Presidente Rodrigo Chaves and First Lady greet the camera after being inaugurated during the presidential inauguration ceremony at the Legislative Assembly building on May 8, 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Photo by Arnoldo Robert/Getty Images)

Costa Rican president begins tenure with ransomware national emergency declaration

A Conti affiliate claimed responsibility and has posted more than 672 GB of data so far.

May 9, 2022 By AJ Vicens

Congress, lawmakers, U.S. Capitol Building, incident reporting, CISA — The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Major cyber incident reporting requirement, CISA budget hike on precipice of becoming law

The incident reporting legislation, long in the works, also comes with nearly $2.6 billion for the agency for fiscal 2022.

Mar 11, 2022 By Tim Starks

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive for the signing ceremony for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on the South Lawn at the White House on November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. The $1.2 trillion package will provide funds for public infrastructure projects including improvements to the country’s transportation networks, increasing rural broadband access, and projects to modernizing water and energy systems. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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.

Nov 15, 2021 By Tim Starks

Email scammers posed as DOT officials in phishing messages focused on $1 trillion bill

The hackers even eventually dump their targets off at DOT's real website.

Sep 15, 2021 By Tim Starks

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Amid ransomware fallout, Energy Secretary asks Americans to avoid panic buying fuel

Top U.S. officials are keeping in contact with the CEO of Colonial Pipeline, which experienced a ransomware attack.

May 12, 2021 By Shannon Vavra

US issues emergency declaration following Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident, relaxing transport rules

The 'regional emergency declaration” is meant to alleviate any disruptions to supply following the incident at Colonial Pipeline.

May 10, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas

Republican senators ask DOT, FAA to cease using Chinese drones

Capitol Hill is putting on the pressure.

Dec 18, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

Capitol Congress lawmakers legislators Washington D.C. — The measure was just one of several cybersecurity-related issues the committee put into the bill, the text of which was released publicly Thursday. (Getty Images)

Senate investigation finds agencies ‘unprepared’ to protect Americans’ data

Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.

Jun 25, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

Spurred by security incidents, DOT goes looking for its software flaws

The Department of Transportation has recently completed a set of thorough security tests on software used in the Transportation secretary’s office, yielding surprising results about the software’s…

Sep 7, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas