Computer security

Request for Information: Increasing Health Care Resiliency

Pro-Iran Hackers Outsmart Meta AI Chatbot, Access High-Profile Accounts

Hackers are coming after those friendly, cheerful chatbots used in customer support roles almost everywhere, and the first week of June told the tale. Attackers used a series of basic questions to exploit...

U.S. Needs To Upgrade Critical Infrastructure To Counter Iranian Hackers

U.S. officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind the breach of gas station pump displays in several states. The hacks are part of a long-term Iranian campaign targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including...

Ransomware Hackers Crash Finals Season

In the middle of final exams, ransomware hackers hijacked global education platform Instructure, the company behind Canvas. The attack denied service to millions of users and enabled hackers to access...

The missing cybersecurity leader in small business

As AI and quantum threats target the backbone of the American economy, Washington must provide the guidance and incentives necessary for SMBs to access executive-level cyber expertise.

Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems

Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors

U.S. Conducts Rare Extradition of Alleged Chinese Cyber Spy

After a long search, the law finally caught up to the laptop. On April 27, the Department of Justice released an indictment of Xu Zewei, a Chinese national accused of participating in state-sponsored...

Why the government must accelerate quantum preparedness now

Somewhere in the United States right now, a water treatment facility is running control systems that a quantum computer will eventually be able to compromise, and there is no federal deadline requiring...

The Imperative for the Connected Built Environment

As information technology and operational technology converge into a cyber-physical systems across the built environment, professional engineers must now account for a category of public safety risk that...

The Risks of Chinese-Produced Cellular Modules

Audit Finds Federal Aviation Administration Delinquent in Cybersecurity Practices

For years, America’s air traffic has run on systems the federal government knows are not secure. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published an...

From Static Inventory to Real-Time Defense: Why the SBOM conversation has to change now

When the next widely exploitable vulnerability appears, your organization will have far less time to respond than the processes you have built were designed to handle. That is not a prediction. It is what...

The American AI Sector Bands Together To Stop Chinese Theft

China’s effort to steal American artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to turn foes into friends. Three American AI firms locked in an intense competition for market share — OpenAI, Anthropic,...

New Standards Aim to Protect Medical Patients from the ‘Internet of Things’

Cybersecurity in healthcare may finally be getting its overdue visit to the doctor’s office. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing new cybersecurity guidance for...

Trump’s Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It’s All in the Execution

The White House is making a significant effort toward putting the nation’s cyber house in order. A newly released National Cyber Strategy represents a big step in the right direction for U.S. national...

Houston, Americans Are Headed Back to the Moon 

“America will never again give up the moon,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stated on March 24 as he announced a $20 billion investment to build a lunar base over the next seven years. The moon...

Cryptography Bill of Materials (CBOM): Why Every Encryption Ecosystem Needs One – and Fast

We’ve learned the hard way that knowing what’s in your software supply chain matters. The Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) progressed from a niche best practice to government regulation  codified...

Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding Application for Review of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding

Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents

The UN Cybercrime Treaty: A Trojan Horse for Suppressing Dissent