5G, broader supply-chain issues dominate cyber regulatory landscape

Federal and private-sector efforts to address supply-chain security – and fifth-generation networks, in particular – are driving cybersecurity policy discussions at CISA, the Pentagon and State Department, as the issues continue to frame the push-and-pull between collaboration and direct regulation.

Topping things off, the Defense Department acquisition office released its latest draft of a cybersecurity certification program for contractors, focusing on basic security controls while work continues on requirements for securing the most critical data and systems from “advanced...