1 April 2024 Security Technology, April 2024 Security experts are reporting an alarming rise in cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. In the past four years, for instance, healthcare institutions reported a 278 percent increase in ransomware attacks to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Whether instigated by domestic cyber criminals seeking financial
Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group. The United States government and its primary global intelligence partners, known as the Five Eyes, issued a warning on March 19, 2024, about the group’s activity targeting critical infrastructure. The warning echoes analyses by the cybersecurity community about Chinese state-sponsored hacking in recent years. As with many
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Space is essential for infrastructure. Why isn’t it considered critical? | CyberScoop Skip to main content Advertisement Advertisement Close Government There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors, and experts are deeply divided on whether space systems should be the 17th. Four main components on the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station are pictured as the
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The federal government is ramping up support for K-12 cybersecurity with a Government Coordinating Council for the Education Facilities Subsector, announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Education facilities
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency posted a long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking Wednesday for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. The rule would require covered entities to promptly report cyber disruptions and
On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the US Department of Homeland Security released a much-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). Under the proposed rule, covered entities will have 72 hours to report to CISA a “covered
Listen to this post On March 27, 2024, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (“CISA”) released an unpublished version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), as required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”). The NPRM will be officially published on April 4, 2024, and comments are due by