Basic cybersecurity standards must start with procurements, experts say
Agencies will avoid becoming victims of future hacks, like the one SolarWinds experienced, by considering the risks of software before they buy.
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DHS’s ‘cyber incident response teams’ back on Congress’ radar
The teams were created by the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center as part of its mission to share information about threats and incidents, but a bipartisan…
Quantum computing supremacy would be a ‘digital nuclear bomb,’ Rep. McCaul says
The congressman said the Five Eyes intelligence alliance should collaborate on more technology developments, including quantum computing.
Reduced request for airport scanners earns a broadside from Rep. McCaul
The top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee took some shots at the Office of Management and Budget over the White House's funding proposal for airport…
House Homeland Security chairman: I’m targeted daily with phishing emails
The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security says he has become the target of phishing emails on an “almost daily basis.”
‘A grave mistake’ — Rep. McCaul pushes back on Trump cyberdefense plan
An influential Republican congressman is pushing back against President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to increase the Defense Department’s role in defending domestic computer networks.
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Influential Republican lawmaker proposes new cybersecurity-focused agency
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced plans Wednesday to push for the creation of a new federal agency during the Trump administration that would consolidate…
Experts: GOP cyber platform “detrimental to global stability”
Security and policy experts have serious reservations about the GOP presidential platform's call for offensive cyberwar operations by the U.S.
House committee passes bill to reorganize DHS cyber office
The House Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would rename and reorganize the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…
Proposed crypto commission needs supermajority for report
A bipartisan, bicameral pair of lawmakers Monday published the eagerly-awaited text of their bill setting up a national commission on encryption to resolve the conflicts being played…