White House Executive Order on Spyware

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The White House today released an Executive Order titled "Prohibition on Use by the United States Government of Commercial Spyware that Poses Risks to National Security." The Order is the first of its kind on this topic and seems to end the possibility that the U.S. might be an outsize customer...

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In case you missed it there were actually 4 hearings on Capitol Hill last Thursday, not just the House hearing with the CEO of Tik Tok. The other hearings looked at CISA oversight, energy infrastructure, and the new National Cyber Strategy. The Washington Post has a good summary of all of the cyber...

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If talk of this pilot program from CISA scratched your ransomware itch, CISA posted some updated information about the program on its blog yesterday.

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And another Cyber Strategy-related event. On Thursday, April 6, the Atlantic Council will be holding an event focused on perhaps the most important aspect of the new National Cyber Strategy-- its implementation. Featured speakers include acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden, CISA Director Jen...

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Just a reminder-- if you're interested in digital privacy or social media trust and safety issues you can check out the Tik Tok CEO's Congressional testimony live on the Energy and Commerce Committee's website or via CSPAN here. CEO Shew Chou's written testimony is now live on the Committee's website...

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Today CISA published stakeholder-based updates to its Cybersecurity Performance Goals. The changes include re-aligning the goals to more closely track with NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. If you use these goals for your organization or are just curious about the updated goals and how they might impact...

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AI seems to be everywhere these days, doesn't it? Sony's AI unit is looking for an AI Ethics Lead on the West Coast of the U.S. (remote in the Pacific timezone is OK). Take a look at the listing if you're interested in putting your AI experience to work in this industry on the ethics side of things...

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On Thursday 23 March at 2PM EDT Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden will testify about the new National Cybersecurity Strategy in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation. The hearing will...

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On Thursday, 23 March at 10:00 AM EDT, Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of Tik Tok, will testify before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The hearing is titled "TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms.” The hearing can be streamed from the...

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There is a whole track of public policy-related content at DEF CON and the more people that join our conversations the better. If you are looking for collaborators it's helpful to narrow down your area of interest to try and find some like-minded people to work with or who can point you...

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If you're interested in joining CISA's team keep in mind that it doesn't mean that you have to move to DC. CISA is currently hiring for a number of open positions across their regions located throughout the U.S. Check out their Spring hiring page and see if there is something that is a fit for your...

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Is identity solutions architecture your thing? Well then you are in luck. Yesterday CISA released a SCuBA Hybrid Identity Solutions Architecture Guidance Document for public comment. The SCuBA program was developed in response to an Executive Order signed in 2021 that was aimed, in part, at improving...

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The White House's Office of the National Cyber Director is looking for a Senior Policy Advisor to work on cyber workforce issues. The opening is for a GS-13 or GS-14 level candidate and there are two positions available. The application closes on March 28. If you're interested, check out the details...

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On March 16 at 10:00 AM EDT, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) will hold a hearing titled "In Need of a Checkup: Examining the Cybersecurity Risks to the Healthcare Sector". The hearing will be streamed live on the HSGAC website and can be attended in...

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Ransomware has quickly become a tool of choice for many criminals in the cyber domain. It's a problem for businesses, schools, hospitals and the general public. In an effort to help Critical Infrastructure combat the criminal tool, CISA just announced a pilot program to proactively warn CI owners and...

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Bellingcat is hiring a Tech Community Facilitator to join its Investigative Tech Team. They are looking for someone to build bridges between the open-source research community and the open-source software community. Bellingcat is an independent collective of international researchers using open source...

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is hiring a Director of Technology Policy and Projects. EFF, founded in 1990, has been a leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. The candidate is able to work from any U.S. location as long as they can keep Pacific time...

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is looking for a Senior Fellow to join their AI Governance Project. CSIS is a bi-partisan think tank in Washington, DC and they are looking for a candidate who can play a key role in advancing the program’s research agenda that explores the...

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Yesterday the Institute for Security and Technology and the Cyber Threat Alliance released a report on a Cyber Incident Reporting Framework. This version, the Global Edition, follows the Fall release of a U.S.-centric version. The Global Edition develops a reporting format that government cybersecu...

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To pair with the World-wide Threats hearings yesterday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its annual Threat Assessment, which includes sections on emerging technologies and digital malign influence. Feel free to give it a read here whether you were able to tune in for the...