The provision, slotted into the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2025 fiscal year, seeks to secure U.S. government-issued devices used by diplomats, armed forces personnel, and staffers in the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The NIST issued two new updates to its existing literature on gauging the efficacy of organizations’ cybersecurity protocols, addressing both the selection and maintenance of a proper cybersecurity program depending on organizational needs.

The FCC shared a draft ruling that, if adopted, would immediately require telecommunications firms to secure their networks against unauthorized access to systems that house wiretap requests from law enforcement, according to an agency news release.

Two brothers Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer were charged with running the hacking group Anonymous Sudan, responsible for launching 35,000 DDoS attacks worldwide, targeting governments, hospitals, and critical infrastructure.

The FCC is seeking volunteers to serve as administrators for a new cybersecurity labeling program, allowing consumers to identify products less vulnerable to cyberattacks.

The new draft of NIST's digital identity proofing guidelines includes updates to accommodate passkeys and mobile driver's licenses, as well as options for identification without using biometrics like facial recognition.

The initiative, called Secure by Design, was introduced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the RSA Conference, with an initial 70 firms committing to improving security features.

Last year, the White House launched an initiative to strengthen school cybersecurity, but cyberattacks on schools persist. Private sector resources have been utilized by thousands of school districts to enhance their defenses.

The Center for Federal Civilian Executive Branch Resilience, launched by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, aims to enhance standards and procedures for protecting government agencies from cybercriminals and nation-state hackers.

The Autonomous Penetration Testing platform would replace much of the laborious, manual process of such testing, where organizations use vulnerability scanning tools and other methods to measure the robustness of their cyberdefenses against hackers