Cybersecurity Dive

3 days ago | cybersecuritydive.com | Richard Bartley |Research VP

For enterprises, the cloud is no longer just an option; it's a necessity. With 80% of businesses now viewing the public cloud as vital to their digital objectives, the pressure is on to integrate security from the get-go because without proper security measures, the risk of breaches and cyberattacks looms large. So, how can businesses leverage cloud technology for growth while maintaining robust security?

1 week ago | cybersecuritydive.com | Rob Wright

SonicWall on Tuesday disclosed that an OS command-injection vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100 remote-access appliances, tracked as CVE-2021-20035, has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability was first disclosed and patched in September 2021. The vulnerability was initially assigned a medium-severity CVSS score of 6.5. However, SonicWall raised the score to 7.2, making CVE-2021-20035 a high-severity flaw.

1 week ago | cybersecuritydive.com | Elizabeth Montalbano

Two federal lawmakers today introduced a bi-partisan bill that preserves key regulation that facilitates the sharing of cyber-threat data between private companies and the federal government. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), would extend provisions of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which is due to expire in September.

1 week ago | cybersecuritydive.com | David Jones

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it reached an agreement to renew funding for a software vulnerability program that is used by the information security community to address security flaws. The funding will be restored for a period of 11 months, according to officials familiar with the decision. Mitre Corp. on Tuesday had warned that funding to operate the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program would expire as of today.

1 week ago | cybersecuritydive.com | David Jones

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in the process of a major push to eliminatejobs, starting with a voluntary resignation program, part of a wider effort by the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal workforce. CISA is now participating in workforce transition programs from the Department of Homeland Security, according to an agency spokesperson.