A bipartisan contingent of 14 senators on Wednesday introduced a bill requiring federal agencies, government contractors and critical infrastructure owners and operators to report cyber breaches of their networks within a day of discovery. The bill follows increasing calls and interest from ...

The House Tuesday late afternoon passed 13 bills dealing with cyber and homeland security, including a measure that authorizes a new federal grant program to bolster cybersecurity at the state and local levels. The bipartisan bills were approved together by a vote of 319 to 105 and still require ...

A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced a bill that would authorize the new Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) to obtain employees from various federal agencies on a non-reimbursable basis to fully staff the office. Chris Inglis is the first NCD, having been confirmed by ...

Nearly two months after issuing its first directive aimed at shoring up the cybersecurity of the nation’s pipeline industry, the Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday issued another security directive, this time requiring owners and operators of pipelines to take specific measures to ...

The U.S. and an “unprecedented group of allies” blamed China on Monday for the massive Microsoft [MSFT] Exchange Server hack as well as an ongoing pattern of malicious cyber efforts that have targeted a broad array of U.S. groups, including the defense industrial base. While the announcement ...

Seeking to speak with one voice to help combat a rapidly growing cyber threat, the federal government on Thursday launched a new website it bills as a “one-stop hub” to provide resources aimed at mitigating risks from ransomware. The StopRansomware.gov site was launched by the Departments of ...