House Oversight draft bill orders CISA to develop federal policies for penetration testing, threat hunting

House Oversight leaders are proposing several reforms to enhance the federal government’s cybersecurity posture by expanding CISA’s responsibilities through a program for ongoing threat hunting on agency networks and the development of OMB guidances on penetration testing and mobile device security.

The proposals are part of a “discussion draft” bill released Tuesday by House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and ranking member James Comer (R-KY) during a committee hearing on the Federal Information Security Management Act reform components of...