Senate confirms Harry Coker Jr. as national cyber director

The national security veteran assumes the role at a critical time, tasked with implementing the White House’s national cybersecurity strategy.

By Matt Kapko • Dec. 13, 2023

Check Point Software in SEC settlement talks in connection with SolarWinds probe

The cybersecurity firm provided documents and other information related to the 2020 supply chain hack of the SolarWinds Orion platform.

By David Jones • Dec. 13, 2023

FBI to field SEC cyber incident disclosure delay requests

Publicly-traded companies can request incident disclosure delays, but the bar is high. A filing would have to pose a significant threat to public safety or national security.

By Matt Kapko • Dec. 12, 2023

White House wants to set minimum cyber standards for hospitals, healthcare

The sector has faced a wave of ransomware linked to the critical CitrixBleed vulnerability, which has led to major attacks from LockBit and other threat groups.

By David Jones • Dec. 11, 2023

2 years on, Log4j still haunts the security community

Research from Veracode shows nearly 2 in 5 applications are still running vulnerable versions. 

By David Jones • Dec. 8, 2023

CISA performance goals program trims exploited CVEs

Organizations enrolled in the agency’s vulnerability scanning program are showing improved security, but the reduction in exploitable internet-facing services is incremental.

By David Jones • Dec. 6, 2023

Water utility cyberattacks underscore ongoing threat to OT

U.S. officials urged water utilities and industrial sites to employ basic configuration safeguards like securing internet-facing devices and changing default passwords following a series of attacks.

By David Jones • Dec. 5, 2023

CISA warns of threat groups exploiting Unitronics PLCs in water treatment hacks

The Unitronics warning follows an Iran-linked hack of a Pennsylvania water treatment facility.

By David Jones • Updated Nov. 29, 2023

NY reaches $1M breach settlement with First American Title Insurance

The company exposed millions of documents of non-public customer data, through a vulnerability in a proprietary application.

By David Jones • Nov. 28, 2023

Authorities pushing for secure AI development practices

CISA and the U.K.’s cyber agency released the guidelines as part of a global effort to ensure AI is developed using security as a core component. 

By David Jones • Nov. 27, 2023

SEC’s cyber disclosure rules: Key considerations for the board, C-suite and risk managers

Each business stakeholder has a different cyber risk management responsibility. Given the SEC’s coming disclosure rules, it’s even more important to outline who owns what. 

By Chris Tarbell, Dave Franzel and Greg Van Houten • Nov. 27, 2023

CitrixBleed worries mount as nation state, criminal groups launch exploits

LockBit 3.0 affiliates targeted a unit of Boeing and federal authorities have alerted almost 300 organizations they are vulnerable to attack.

By David Jones • Nov. 22, 2023

CISA explains how to apply secure-by-design principles

The focus should be on what manufacturers are doing to keep their customers safe, not the damage attackers might be inflicting, CISA’s Bob Lord said. 

By Matt Kapko • Nov. 20, 2023

Threat actors behind Las Vegas casino attacks are social-engineering mavens

Scattered Spider threat actors are attacking large companies and their IT help desks to steal data for extortion, according to federal cyber authorities.

By Matt Kapko • Nov. 17, 2023

FCC proposes 3-year cybersecurity pilot for schools, libraries

The agency will seek public comment on the proposal, which will explore how the Universal Service Fund can support school and library cyber concerns.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 17, 2023

New York proposes ‘nation-leading’ hospital cybersecurity regulations

The rules, which would require facilities to develop response plans and hire a chief information security officer, aim to safeguard hospitals from growing threats and keep them operating during an attack.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 13, 2023

As Congress weighs budget priorities, top cyber execs urge CISA funding support

The group, led by Tenable CEO Amit Yoran, raised concerns that significant cuts to the agency would undermine efforts to combat rising threats to critical infrastructure and federal systems.

By David Jones • Nov. 10, 2023

Countries pledge to not pay ransoms, but experts question impact

There is no mandate to ban governments or businesses from paying ransom demands, but the pledge could be a step toward that outcome.

By Matt Kapko • Nov. 6, 2023

Microsoft overhauls cyber strategy to finally embrace security by default

The plan follows major backlash Microsoft experienced earlier this year for charging customers for additional security features. 

By David Jones • Nov. 3, 2023

Non-bank financial institutions must report data security breaches: FTC

The amendment to the FTC’s Safeguards Rule requires non-banking financial institutions to disclose data breaches within 30 days.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Nov. 2, 2023

For the SEC, the fraud case against SolarWinds is a cybersecurity warning shot

Legal, risk management and cybersecurity experts say companies are now on notice to prioritize internal controls, investor transparency and material disclosure requirements.

By David Jones • Nov. 2, 2023

Global cybersecurity workforce grows, but still confronts shortfall of 4M people

Despite growing to 5.5 million professionals worldwide, a study by ISC2 shows the industry still needs millions of qualified workers to defend against rising digital threats.

By David Jones • Oct. 31, 2023

SEC charges SolarWinds, its CISO with fraud

The company allegedly misled investors regarding its cybersecurity practices and failed to disclose known risks, according to a complaint.

By David Jones • Updated Oct. 31, 2023

CISA targets software identification in push to boost supply chain security

The plan is part of a wider effort to boost software security using vulnerability management and SBOMs.

By David Jones • Oct. 27, 2023

Microsoft extends security log retention following State Department hacks

Government and private sector customers will be able to search cloud data records for malicious threat activity by default.

By David Jones • Oct. 23, 2023