Former NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis picked to be the first national cyber director, former NSA deputy for counterterrorism Jen Easterly picked to lead CISA, and Rob Silvers, former assistant secretary for cyber policy at DHS, chosen as DHS undersecretary for policy. Keep Reading
All plant computers were connected to the SCADA system and used the 32-bit version of Windows 7. Keep Reading
Collaborative relationship between CISA and the Coast Guard can serve as a guide for best practices, former CISA chief says at House Homeland Security Committee cyber threats hearing. Keep Reading
Former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Chris Krebs has named ransomware as the world’s top cyber threat, and called on the military to carry out counter-attacks. Keep Reading
SolarWinds is currently investigating how hackers penetrated its systems and inserted malicious software into an update to the company's popular Orion products. Keep Reading
The awards recognize those who devote their lives to protecting our people, our resources, our way of life. Keep Reading
Touhill: Breaches could be "part of a larger campaign targeting the supply chain of cybersecurity companies." Keep Reading
Krebs was asked how concerned he is about the comments made by Trump campaign lawyer Joe diGenova on Monday in which he said Krebs “is a class A moron. He should be drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot.” Keep Reading
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who publicly countered President Trump's claims of election interference, says he regrets not being able to say goodbye to his team before the president fired him. Keep Reading
"God gave us a conscience...use it," Travis tweeted to staffers, lauding CISA as "custom-built for performance + speed" and wishing "good luck to Team Biden-Harris who will make it even better." Keep Reading
"CISA was ready for the worst on Election Day with better mechanisms to share threat information with our state & local officials, law enforcement, and intelligence partners," Harrell told HSToday. Keep Reading
Krebs quickly resurfaced on Twitter: "Honored to serve. We did it right. #Protect2020." Keep Reading
Following the final day of voting, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Christopher Krebs, issued a statement on election security observations and efforts. Keep Reading
"A few things you can do – first, look for trusted sources of information, like election officials. Second, only share information from trusted sources. And third, discourage others from sharing sensational but unverified information." Keep Reading
This year’s theme “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” encourages Americans to own their role in cybersecurity by focusing on personal accountability and the importance of taking proactive steps to be safer and more secure online. Keep Reading
The guide covers technical approaches to uncover malicious activity, recommended artifact and information collection, common mistakes in incident handling, mitigation measures, and general recommendations and best practices prior to an incident. Keep Reading
"The vulnerabilities that will come with 5G deployment are broad and range from insider threats to cyber espionage and attacks from sophisticated nation-states," CISA Director Chris Krebs said. Keep Reading
"We have long said Russia and other nation-states are targeting our elections. We knew this to be true in 2016, we know it's true today and we know they will continue to attempt to interfere." Keep Reading
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has come a long way in maturing the federal government’s cyber-threat sharing capabilities with the private sector over the past few years. Keep Reading
"This is the third time I have found it urgent enough to take this type of action and issue an Emergency Directive. While our Emergency Directive applies to federal agencies, CISA strongly recommends our partners take the same actions." Keep Reading