January 18, 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary nominee Kristi Noem emphasized the importance of addressing cyber threats today at a Senate confirmation hearing, with an emphasis on shifting away from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s misinformation and disinformation work to protecting the nation’s defenses.
Industry stakeholders outlined the benefits of some activities in President Biden’s second cyber executive order, while raising questions over whether the incoming Trump administration will continue those efforts moving forward.
President Biden’s second cyber executive order considers using artificial intelligence to transform cyber defenses through a new pilot program for the energy sector and directions to prioritize federal funding for AI-based security research.
The Office of Management and Budget outlines agency responsibilities for fiscal 2025 reporting under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, in a new memorandum explaining priorities that build on President Biden's 2021 cyber executive order, including network visibility and guidance for inventorying agency use of Internet of Things devices.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Defense Department are partnering on an effort to educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure and national security systems on the topic of “software understanding” to drive cybersecurity improvement across sectors.
The Federal Communications Commission took divisive action in a 3-2 vote today to address the Salt Typhoon threat, ordering telecom carriers to secure their networks and seeking comment on requiring an annual attestation of cyber risk management plans.
Federal cyber incident reporting requirements should be simplified to ease the compliance burden and consolidated under the purview of one agency, according to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly.