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Congressional negotiators have scrapped a provision in the must-pass defense spending bill that would have required owners and operators of critical infrastructure

Congressional negotiators have scrapped a provision in the must-pass defense spending bill that would have required owners and operators of critical infrastructure

The U.S. Department of State will create a Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, led by a Senate-confirmed ambassador-at-large, to advance its cybersecurity

The U.S. Department of State will create a Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, led by a Senate-confirmed ambassador-at-large, to advance its cybersecurity

The Biden administration is launching a new bureau for cyberspace and digital policy at the State Department as part of an effort to strengthen diplomats cyber expertise, Secretary of State

Christopher Painter, a former coordinator for cyber issues at the State Department under both the Obama and Trump administrations, says greater international engagement is required to face down m

The Biden administration concluded a two-day meeting Thursday on ransomware with more than 30 countries recognizing it for the first time as a global security threat and agreeing to work together to combat it.

The Biden administration concluded a two-day meeting Thursday on ransomware with more than 30 countries recognizing it for the first time as a global security threat and agreeing to work together to combat it.

Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Biden administration accused China of using "criminal contract hackers" to carry out malicious activities around the world. By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak and Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration has been debating internally whether and how to impose sanctions on China for its malfeasance in cyberspace, according to people familiar with the matter, as experts question why the White House has not gone further in penalizing China for its alleged h...

Can Biden do anything to stop ransomware attacks? Vox.com 2 hrs ago Jen Kirby © Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via Getty Images US President Joe Biden, second from left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the US-Russia summit on June 16, 2021, at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland. First there was Colonial Pipeline. Then the world’s largest meat supplier. And this weekend, a ransomware group called REvil struck another business, demanding $70 million in payment...