The US Senate overrides the Presidential veto of the 2021 Defence Authorisation Bill by 81-13 votes. What is interesting is that cybersecurity appears 237 times in the Bill. Including cybersecurity education and awareness, threat intelligence, oversight and assurance, architecture, measurement,…
The US President-elect has announced one of his most important positions, The Defence Secretary. Brining 4 Star General Lloyd Austin out of retirement. If approved he would be bring a broad range of experience leading the US central command whose…
This is definitely one to watch. It is the start of cybersecurity policy for space systems, as the US President signs the Space Policy Directive 5 (SPD5). Setting out the key principles for cybersecurity for space systems. Another example of…
An important comment from the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde. Who has raised the concern of the impact of a cyber-attacks on market liquidity. Should a well orchestrated attack be aimed at major financial institutions. Which…
The US congress has passed a bill which will consolidate the role of the Department of Homeland Security, to carry on with its offensive cyber activities. It enables the DHS to build relationships with private companies and to strengthen its…
The US House and Senate wants answers from Capital One and Amazon on the recent data theft. Senate and House committees are looking for answers and a letter has been sent to Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO. No doubt asking…
The US Senate Intelligence Committee has concluded in its 1st heavily redacted volume, 50 US states had their election systems hacked in 2016 by Russian intelligence. It did not find any evidence that election result results were manipulated. In an…
