Tag: CSIS

US House Committee holds hearing on protecting communications networks from foreign threats

US House Committee holds hearing on protecting communications networks from foreign threats

The Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee held a legislative hearing on securing the nation’s communications networks from adversaries like China and advancing American leadership. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican from Washington and Chair…

CSIS provides insights into developing role of CISA in defending FCEB agencies, calls for boosting cyber defenses

CSIS provides insights into developing role of CISA in defending FCEB agencies, calls for boosting cyber defenses

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) undertook a comprehensive six-month study evaluating the cybersecurity services provided by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies. With input from an expert task force,…

DHS Secretary Mayorkas addresses convergence of national and homeland security, amidst volatile threat landscape

DHS Secretary Mayorkas addresses convergence of national and homeland security, amidst volatile threat landscape

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently spoke of the convergence of national security and homeland security. He also addressed how the nation faces a new kind of warfare, which is no longer constrained by borders or…

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US inspecting another model to step up critical infrastructure protection, after its JCDC initiative

A senior member of the U.S. government said on Friday that it is scrutinizing a new model that it calls ‘primary systemically important entities’ or PSIES, which will deal with the next steps in providing critical infrastructure protection. The measure…