Direct Marketing Solutions’ chief information security officer, David Malicoat, offers his advice on keeping your information safe after AT&T confirmed that data from 73 million current and former customers had been leaked on the dark web.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to the Biden administration calling for more stringent measures to address the evolving cybersecurity threat to U.S. citizens caused by foreign governments. In the letter, dated Feb. 29, Mr. Wyden specifically outlined the threat posed by the lax cybersecurity implemented by wireless carriers, which leave U.S. citizens […]
A leak of documents from Chinese cybersecurity company I-Soon has revealed that the company was, in fact, a cyber espionage entity. For more analysis, NTD spoke to Grant Newsham, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and the author of “When China Attacks.” Newsham says this firm is under the purview of the […]
The House Homeland Security Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Port Cybersecurity: The Insidious Threat U.S. Maritime Ports” at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 29. Witnesses: Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr., Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Vann, Coast Guard Cyber Command, United States Coast […]
WASHINGTON—Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children’s hospital, and that the U.S. government is doing too little prevent such breaches. Hospitals in recent years have shifted their use of online technology to support everything from telehealth […]
The House Oversight Committee’s Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing on “White House Policy on AI” at 2:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 6. Witnesses: Ross Nodurft, executive director at Alliance for Digital Innovation Samuel Hammond, senior economist at the Foundation for American Innovation Kate Goodloe, managing director at The Software Alliance […]
The House Oversight Cybersecurity, Information Technology Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Advances in Deepfake Technology Subject” at 2:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 8. Witnesses: Mounir Ibrahim, vice president of Public Affairs and Impact, Truepic Dr. David Doermann, interim chair, Computer Science and Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo Sam Gregory, executive director, WITNESS […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has introduced an update to its secure-by-design principles. The highly anticipated amendment offers more clarity on the implementation of cybersecurity measures. The announcement was made by CISA director Jen Easterly at the Singapore International Cyber Week conference on Oct. 16. Throughout this year, the CISA has pushed […]
A Chinese data collection firm is potentially aiding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) spy operations on the United States. The company called Logink is state-controlled, which means the Chinese regime could have access to its information—including logistics data of U.S. commercial and military shipments. Meanwhile, Chinese malware is purportedly threatening U.S. networks. NTD spoke with […]
One of the world’s largest global law firms is separating from its partner firm in mainland China because of the tightening regulatory environment. Dentons announced that it will split up with its Chinese partner firm, Dacheng, which joined its business in 2015. The move marks the latest response of global firms to the tightening and […]
WASHINGTON/TOKYO—The Pentagon said on Tuesday it was confident about sharing intelligence with Japan, despite a U.S. news report saying Chinese military hackers gained access to Japan’s most sensitive defense networks. On Monday, the Washington Post cited unnamed current and former U.S. and Japanese officials as saying that Chinese military hackers gained access to Japan’s classified […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding to boost state, and local cybersecurity, according to an Aug. 7 press release. The funding is for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and is earmarked to be part of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The program is […]
The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments, but the impact was not expected to be great, Homeland Security officials said Thursday. But for others among what could be hundreds of victims from industry to higher […]
State-backed Chinese hackers recently breached the U.S. Navy. But the incident may mark just the tip of the iceberg in a bigger scheme. Cybersecurity experts believe the act intended to disrupt U.S. military networks in the Pacific region, ahead of a possible crisis. Could China’s cyber campaign succeed? And how can the United States bolster […]
The Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidelines for medical device cybersecurity. It requires new medical device applicants to submit a plan on how to monitor, identify, and address cybersecurity issues. A 2022 FBI report cited research that found 53 percent of digital medical devices in hospitals have known critical vulnerabilities. These devices—including insulin […]
The U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation holds a hearing on “CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective.” Jen Easterly, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, will testify.
How likely is a nationwide TikTok ban, after the company’s CEO spoke before Congress? And with lobbyists targeting high-level politicians on both sides of the aisle, would selling the company save its U.S. access? NTD spoke to Rex Lee, cybersecurity adviser at My Smart Privacy, for his take.
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on cybersecurity risks to the health care sector at 10 a.m. ET on March 16. With testimony from Corewell Health Senior Vice President for Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer Scott Dresen; Fortified Health Security Senior Virtual Information Security Officer Kate Pierce; Healthcare and Public […]
