Biden administration
Trump EO Takes Aim at Biden, Obama Provisions for Identity, Sanctions, AI
In a new cybersecurity EO, President Trump is taking a hatchet to some mandates imposed by Presidents Biden and Obama around digital identities and election interference and narrowing requirements for AI, quantum ...
DHS Cancels $2.4 Billion Leidos Contract, Cites Changes at CISA
DHS cancelled a $2.4 billion contract to Leidos that was awarded last year for ACTS, a project aimed at supporting CISA. Rival Nightwing protested the award, but DHS said the contract was ...
Trump Has Had a Light Touch on Cybersecurity – So Far
President Trump has made sweeping changes in his first days in office, but as of yet, he's kept intact much of the government's cybersecurity structure and policies, including the two executives orders ...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese Individual, Company for Data Breaches
The U.S. Treasury sanction a Chinese bad actor for participating in the hack of the agency's networks and a Chinese for its involvement with Salt Typhoon's attacks on U.S. telecoms. Meanwhile, the ...
This is HUGE: Biden’s Cybersecurity Exec. Order — Big Parting Gift to Trump
Wow. Just Wow: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. hits the emergency “do something” button ...
White House Memo Puts the Focus of AI on National Security
A national security memo released by the Biden Administration is order government agencies to ensure the development and use of AI enables the United States to keep its edge in AI over ...
The U.S. Bans Kaspersky Antivirus, WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attacks
In episode 336 of the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Biden administration’s recent ban on Kaspersky antivirus software in the U.S. due to security concerns linked to its Russian origins. We ...
White House Cybersecurity Workforce Initiative Backed by Tech Titans
No degree? No problem. The federal government and private industry leaders are coordinating to prioritize skills-based hiring to shore up the nation's cybersecurity workforce ...
House Passes Privacy-Preserving Bill, but Biden Blasts it
Are you a FANFSA fan? The White House isn’t. It says the bill “threatens national security.” ...
White House Hardens Cybersecurity at US Ports, With China a Focus
The Biden Administration is moving to bolster cybersecurity at U.S. shipping ports, not only arming the Coast Guard with more responsibilities but also warning about the dangers of using Chinese-made equipment and ...
