StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Congress has been urged by Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson to bolster its version of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule as the agency intensifies its clampdown on erring websites and service providers under its recently updated COPPA rule, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
In response to mounting cybersecurity risks targeting critical infrastructure, two U.S. Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at bolstering cyber resilience across the energy sector.
FedScoop reports that the General Services Administration's identity verification platform Login.gov was found by the Government Accountability Office to have inadequate backup data testing processes, even if it excelled in metrics concerning data security, identity management, and protective technology.
Sean Plankey and Sean Caincross, who were nominated by President Donald Trump to hold the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director and national cyber director positions, respectively, have been separately endorsed by a pair of cybersecurity industry coalitions ahead of their confirmation hearing on Thursday, reports Cybersecurity Dive.
CyberScoop reports that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would have a budget of $2.4 billion, which is $495 million lower than last year, as well as lose 1,083 positions as part of the fiscal 2026 budget proposal presented by President Donald Trump last week.
With the U.S. facing increasing cyber threats from China, it is crucial that the CSRB be immediately reinstated by DHS and CISA, said the lawmakers in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
