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GovInfoSecurity Twitter Image: Pixabay A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing a legislative proposal that would create a program, similar to the National Guard, to deploy those with tech and security skills during significant cyberthreats, such as the recent SolarWinds supply chain attack and exploits of vulnerabilities in on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers. The Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act would create a pilot program that would provide the departments of Defense and Homeland Security with additional skilled personnel during large-scale cyberthreats. Sens. Jacky Rosen (left) ...

BankInfoSecurity May 20, 2021 May 3, 2021 May 5, 2021 Twitter Reps. Jim Langevin (left) and Mike Gallagher want to give CISA $400 million more in funding. Several bipartisan congressional initiatives are seeking to expand the mission of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The recently announced proposals call for CISA to beef up its staff, provide additional incident response services to organizations outside the government, conduct a five-year national risk management cycle review and take the lead in notifying the federal government about major breaches in all sector...

CISA Orders Agencies to Mitigate Pulse Secure VPN Risks Compliance Twitter Get Permission The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive requiring executive branch agencies to mitigate by Friday the risks posed by a zero-day vulnerability and three other recently patched flaws in Pulse Connect Secure VPN products. On Tuesday, Ivanti, the parent company of Pulse Secure, and the security firm FireEye warned that at least two nation-state attack groups, including one with links to China, were exploiting the vulnerability to target a range of victims...

Get Permission The Biden administration is rolling out a 100-day plan to improve cybersecurity and address cyberthreats across the nation's electrical grid. The White House says the program is part of a broader cybersecurity plan designed to address issues across the nation's critical infrastructure. The 100-day initiative will involve government agencies that are responsible for the security of critical infrastructure as well as businesses and private utilities that oversee or own infrastructure, such as electrical distribution systems that deliver power to homes. "Public-private partnershi...

To be clear, the US has always had a fairly pathetic definition of "broadband." Originally defined as anything over 200 kbps...