Inside Cybersecurity

May 1, 2024

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By Jacob Livesay

The Department of Homeland Security will take a central role in President Biden's update to a decade-old policy directive outlining the government's new approach to addressing critical infrastructure resilience, including the development of a nationwide plan for risk management informed by work at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and sector-specific agencies.

By Sara Friedman

Stakeholders from the financial, telecom and electricity sectors will share their views today on CISA’s proposed rule to establish mandatory cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure at a House hearing.

By Sara Friedman

CISA Director Jen Easterly provided three priorities for the upcoming fiscal year to House appropriators at a Tuesday hearing, including protecting the federal enterprise, addressing threats from China and providing resources to help under resourced entities.

By Jacob Livesay

UnitedHeath Group is pushing for a collaborative approach to creating mandatory minimum cyber controls for healthcare organizations following a February cyber attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, according to CEO Andrew Witty, who is set to testify today at two hearings.

By Sara Friedman

President Biden has signed a long-awaited national security memorandum to update the government’s work to address critical infrastructure resilience and security at the interagency level, within the intelligence community and in partnership with key sectors.

By Sara Friedman

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is providing guidance to critical infrastructure owners and operators on how to secure their systems against cross-sector impacts from the use of artificial intelligence.

By Jacob Livesay

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is asking for input on a draft generative artificial intelligence companion profile to the NIST Secure Software Development framework, as part of the agency’s work to meet requirements from President Biden’s Oct. 30 AI executive order.

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