U.S states can apply for cyber funding from a $1Bn pot following the 2021 Infrastructure Bill. A pot that is likely greater than the cyber spend of all other Western nations combined. Ted Dziekanowski #cybersecurity View Original Post
To top an interesting week for cyber in the U.S. We’ve had Twitters ex CSO in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee, the Trial of the ex Uber CISO, the White House memo on software supply chain, the Executive Order…
This week has been challenging for Uber. Reporting a cyber incident on Thursday following a compromise via its slack instance, coming on of this weeks court case and the testimony of a former Uber lawyer against Ubers former head of…
The Chair of the SEC Gary Gensler gave testimony before the the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the 15th September 2022. Demonstrating to the committee that U.S capital markets do not stand still and…
The enclosed Executive Order (EO) on ‘Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ is an important read. It should be read for its impactions on U.S and potentially foreign supply…
Has the White House memo released yesterday requiring Federal departments to ensure that all third-party IT Software deployed adheres to NIST Supply Chain security requirement opened up a whole can of trouble for software vendors that supply Federal Government? ()…
As always Paolo Passeri knowledge in cyber incidents is without question. Highlighting that nation state actors pivot their attacks to suit, weaponizing cloud services to increase attack agility. the mitigation of cloud-native threats can’t only be delegated to the CSPs.…
Law firms hold some of the most sensitive data. The enclosed is a nice article that highlights some of the hygiene factors law firms should consider in managing cybersecurity and the use of cyber insurance. The legalities of the oversight,…
A further example of the challenges CISOs face as a former Uber lawyer testifies in court against Ubers former head of security. The case evolves around Ubers 2016 data breach and allegations that the company tried to cover up the…
Thank you John Parmley. We cannot overstate the importance of this Public hearing at so many levels and well worth finding 2.5 hours to watch. A competent performance from the ex-CISO. One expects the output of this hearing will add…
