Grace Dille

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a new “Community Profile” based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) that will provide guidance on the cybersecurity risks related to AI development and use. A Community Profile is guidance for a specific community that is organized around the common taxonomy of NIST’s CSF. The new “Cyber AI Profile” will support the cybersecurity community as it adopts AI for cybersecurity and explores the cybersecurity of AI.

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

While he admits that “not much has gotten done in the first four months of this Congress,” Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., is hopeful that the 119th Congress will be able to pass some meaningful AI legislation. Speaking on Tuesday during an event hosted by GovExec, Rep. Beyer – who served as a member of last Congress’s House AI Task Force – admitted that he and his colleagues have been focused on other priorities.

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is cracking down on cybercrime infrastructure, announcing on May 22 that it unsealed the charges against 16 individuals linked to the DanaBot malware scheme and indicted the alleged leader of the Qakbot malware conspiracy. Both actions were taken in conjunction with “Operation Endgame,” which is a coordinated effort among international law enforcement agencies aimed at dismantling and prosecuting cybercriminal organizations around the world.

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and James Lankford, R-Okla., on May 23 reintroduced the Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act, a bill that would require Federal government contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs). The bipartisan pair of senators introduced the bill during the last Congress. The measure advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in November but did not make it to a floor vote. Meanwhile, Rep.

2 weeks ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

A Federal judge in San Francisco has issued an order that indefinitely blocks the Trump administration from implementing its large-scale layoff plans – also known as reductions in force (RIFs) – at most Federal government agencies. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued a preliminary injunction late Thursday night saying President Donald Trump needed approval from Congress before reorganizing the Federal government and conducting mass layoffs.