Inside Cybersecurity

December 2, 2023

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By Sara Friedman

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is highlighting the importance of water utilities investing in basic cybersecurity measures, following a hack earlier this week to programmable logic controllers used by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in Pennsylvania.

By Sara Friedman

The Defense Department’s work to prepare the proposed rule for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is nearing completion, according to a Pentagon spokesperson, with publication in the Federal Register expected as soon as next week.

By Jacob Livesay

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has published a visual tool mapping how a Software Bill of Materials can fit into the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s risk management framework to better address software supply chain risks.

By Sara Friedman

GOP leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee criticized FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s decision to move forward with reinstating broadband as a common carrier service under Title II of the Communications Act and other actions taken in the first two months of her tenure with a full set of five commissioners in place.

By Jacob Livesay

The House Science Committee has advanced a bill requiring the National Institute of Standards and Technology to work with agencies on post-quantum cryptography adoption, as part of a larger legislative package to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act.

By Jacob Livesay

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published guidance on securing web management interfaces against cyber attacks, as the first entry in the agency’s secure by design alert series.

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