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Quick Hits *** The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security announced several senior appointments on Monday. Nitin Natarajan is the agencys new deputy director. Eric Goldstein will serve as CISAs executive assistant director for cybersecurity. Dr. David Mussington was tapped to serve as executive assistant director for infrastructure security. Goldstein was a member of the agency review team that managed the CISA transition for the Biden admini...

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By Maggie Miller - 02/02/21 06:00 AM EST   Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cyber chief Suzanne Spaulding, a key official involved in the response to Russian interference efforts in 2016, is pushing hard for more to be done to combat disinformation and promote civics education as the nation reels from the fallout of the recent election. “When I came out of DHS at noon on Jan. 20, 2017, I came off of a year in which I had spent a ton of time looking at election security,” Sp...

Biden poised to pick Obama-era security veterans for 3 top cyber roles The leading candidates for the cyber positions have been described as well prepared to confront an ongoing cyber espionage crisis and other digital security challenges. President Joe Biden is expected to pick three Obama administration veterans for key roles on the National Security Council and at DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated: Link Copied President Joe Biden i...

Biden Nominates National Security Council Team, Many From Obama Era With only two weeks until Inauguration Day, President-elect Joe Biden on Friday revealed 21 appointments to his new National Security Council (NSC) team, calling the members “diverse and experienced.” Many of the appointees worked under the Obama administration, with some in the White House and some in the Obama NSC. “The National Security Council plays a critical role in keeping our nation safe and secure. These crisi...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently reported widespread hacks involving government agencies and private businesses -- an apparent attack linked to Russia that may have gone unreported for up to nine months. The hack compromised federal agencies and "critical infrastructure" in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo, CISA announced in an u...

What We Know About the SolarWinds Breach Travel_with_me/Shutterstock.com email Federal agencies are responding to a potentially massive cybersecurity incident after a third-party vendor widely used across government was found to be compromised by a sophisticated hacking campaign. With agencies working to determine which systems were affected and how severely, a myriad of questions swirled. Here’s a look at what we know and what’s been reported as of Tuesday afternoon. N...