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NIST extends comment periods for Internet of Things, differential privacy publications

NIST Internal Report 8259 is the foundational publication for the agency’s Cybersecurity for IoT program. The second draft of an update to the publication was released on Sept. 30, with an Oct. 31 ...
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House advances state and local cyber grant program authorization bill

The House has approved by voice vote legislation to reauthorize for eight years a cyber grant program run by CISA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with a focus on state and local ...
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Business group calls for strengthening cyber standards in tech supply chains

Business Roundtable is proposing the use of cybersecurity standards and best practices to secure tech supply chains, in a report outlining a vision for maintaining U.S. global leadership in research ...
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House to vote on revised bill reauthorizing state and local cyber grant program

The House is scheduled to vote this week on a closely watched bill to reauthorize a popular state and local cyber grant program run by CISA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with a ...
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Former top official Greene doubles down on CISA’s role as cyber defense agency, amid agency cuts under Noem

Jeff Greene, a senior cyber official under the Biden administration, reviews CISA's efforts in a recent essay as the nation's cyber defense agency, while recognizing the major changes Trump officials ...
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The Week Ahead: Aspen Cyber Summit returns to DC; FCC takes up Salt Typhoon rulemaking

The annual Aspen Cyber Summit is on Tuesday . The agenda kicks off with a keynote conversation between Cairncross and Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia on the ...
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CISA emphasizes work with telecom community in response to Wyden criticism over unreleased report

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency responded to criticism from Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Warner (D-VA) over a 2022 unpublished report on telecom security by highlighting CISA’s ...
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Consumer tech group anticipates next steps in IoT cyber labeling program following FCC review

The Federal Communications Commission will put out a public notice “relatively soon” asking for comment on proposed technical requirements for the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program, according to the ...
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Palo Alto Networks outlines policy roadmap for secure AI by design, in alignment with White House initiatives

Palo Alto Networks is working to ensure artificial intelligence is built with secure by design principles through a policy roadmap outlining their plans and connections to Trump administration ...
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Dell’s Stempfley emphasizes role of MS-ISAC, amid CISA strategic shift in work with state and local partners

Bobbie Stempfley of Dell Technologies emphasized the importance of CISA in a recent essay of continuing to provide intelligence to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, following ...
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Economic security task force emphasizes cyber attacks in U.S. race to take advantage of AI, quantum computing

“For the purposes of this report, the primary objective of U.S. economic security is to ensure American leadership in foundational technologies. Specifically, to generate actionable recommendations, ...