Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questions from the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee. She wants to slash almost $500 million from the CISA budget. While the appropriations committee was looking at DHS’s funding across all of its agencies, they made a point of demanding more info on the administration’s financial plans for CISA. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Well, I am not sure that anyone in DC is actually fiddling, but they certainly are not doing much to solve the problem. A panel of policymakers at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week were very clear on the threat. Salt Typhoon, a China-backed threat group, is particularly scary, having demonstrated uncanny skill in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]More Countries Issue Travel Advisories for Travel to US The White House is trying to spin growing international concerns over travel to the U.S. in response to U.S. immigration and transgender rights policies, among other issues. Countries updating their advisories include New Zealand, Germany and the U.K, citing concerns over terrorism, civil unrest and stricter […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Yesterday the president signed an EO planning a new National Resilience Strategy letting the states figure out how to protect themselves. This includes both cyber disasters and other physical disasters. The order says that state and local governments AND INDIVIDUALS play a “more active and significant role” in national resilience and preparedness. This comes after […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Musk’s Grok AI Says 75%-85% Probability That Trump is a Russian Asset Some of you are probably old enough to remember Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say The Darnedest Things”. Grok is like that, apparently. Responding to a prompt from a journalist, Grok, the Maximally Truth Seeking AI, according to Musk, says that there is a 75% […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In testimony before Congress about Chinese cyberattacks, Rob Joyce, former cybersecurity director at the NSA, told Congress that he had “grave concerns that the aggressive threats to cut U.S. government probationary employees will have a devastating impact on cybersecurity and national security.” The government already has a LOT of trouble hiring competent cybersecurity staff because […]
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