Biometric Update reports that the US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has launched Phase 3 of the Remote Identity Validation Rally, spotlighting presentation attack detection.
U.S. state and local governments have been informed by the Department of Homeland Security that funding under the $1 billion State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program meant to curtail system cybersecurity risks should not be allocated for Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center services, as federal support of the program is poised to end by September, StateScoop reports.
Former Republican National Committee Chief Operating Officer Sean Caincross had his nomination as the U.S.'s next national cybersecurity director cleared by the Senate on Saturday, Cybersecurity Dive reports. "The United States must dominate the cyber domain through strong collaboration across departments and agencies, as well as private industry.
CyberScoop reports imminent threats posed by quantum computing have prompted Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to introduce new legislation that would mandate the development of a federal quantum cybersecurity strategy, as well as the implementation of quantum-safe encryption pilot programs.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Sean Plankey to become the next director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency just a day after the agency agreed to publish an unclassified report on the vulnerabilities of the U.S.'s telecommunications infrastructure, which has been used by Sen.
CyberScoop reports that Sean Plankey, President Trump's nominee to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, pledged during a Senate hearing to prioritize removing Chinese influence from U.S. supply chains and reassess the agencys funding needs.
