Nielsen outlines how US reassessing cyber risk U.S. leaders are changing how they view threats in cyberspace and now expect that a nation state or criminal actor with cyber capabilities will use those tools against the United States, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said Oct. 3 at the Atlantic Council. By: Justin Lynch October 3
Why does access to the internet go out? DHS wants to know The Department of Homeland Security announced funding to boost attribution into cyberattacks and internet cuts as the Trump administration has placed a greater effort to name hackers. By: Justin Lynch September 14
DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure. By: Jessie Bur October 23, 2017
Quarter of emails claiming to be from feds are malicious, unauthenticated, says cyber firm Some 25 percent of emails claiming to be from the federal government are either unauthenticated or malicious, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Agari. By: Armin Haracic October 19, 2017
Trump wants to identify election interference within 45 days. Here is how he can do it. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to sanction foreigners who attempt to meddle in the U.S. elections, but attributing cyberattacks in a short period of time can be challenging. By: Justin Lynch September 12
On 9/11 anniversary, DHS says cyber threat has eclipsed terrorism The Department of Homeland Security says that cyberattacks are a larger threat than terrorist attacks, and the agency has laid out a plan to defend against the new risk. By: Justin Lynch September 11
Why DHS needs better mobile security than other agencies The top IT officer at the Department of Homeland Security explained the different types of threats DHS faces. By: Justin Lynch September 10
The Trump administration hopes to change the ‘entire ecosystem’ of cybersecurity norms Top administration officials previewed a “cybersecurity moonshot” — a plan they hope will increase the digital security of Americans. By: Justin Lynch September 7
Homeland Security vows change in face of cyber ‘pandemic’ Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen outlined a reorganization of the agency to focus on nation-state threats amid a growing number of cyberattacks, but lawmakers seem unaware of the changes. By: Justin Lynch and Joe Gould September 6
Homeland Security’s new risk management center announces first leader The head of the new national risk management center will be tasked with recruiting the private sector to join the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity effort.. By: Justin Lynch September 4
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