October 23, 2025
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Cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s workforce loomed large over an annual event to assess the results of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s work, with concerns over ongoing operations and refocusing the agency’s mission.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is asking the White House to oppose a controversial United Nations cybercrime treaty expected to be finalized this month, citing issues over a lack of protection for critical cyber research and vague definitions of cyber crime.
The Business Software Alliance in a letter to congressional leaders identifies its artificial intelligence preferences in the House and Senate versions of the annual defense policy bill, while calling for tweaks and more significant changes in multiple areas including software security and restrictions targeting “countries of concern.”
Maryland is launching a vulnerability disclosure program under the state’s Department of Information Technology, as part of efforts to invest in the cyber capabilities of state services and improve information sharing.
The New York Department of Financial Services has published guidance on the security risks of using third party service providers, while maintaining compliance with cyber regulations in place for covered entities.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are urging Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to bring back employees from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency who have been subject to layoffs and reassignments, in a letter raising questions about impacts during the ongoing government shutdown.
The Business Software Alliance encourages the use of backups and recovery techniques to foster cyber resilience in a new position paper, along with recommendations to assist with preparedness in the event of a cyber attack.