The remarks are an acknowledgment that agencies can't protect every system equally through patching, and must instead focus their often limited resources on networks whose compromise could cause the greatest damage. AI-enabled threats have also informed the directive, he said.
Some other things he said that aren't in story:
- Hiring sprint underway in CISA to bring 329 new people, ~180 will have offers by end of month
- SFS interns have already started this pay period, he told reporters. My most recent CyberCorps/SFS story here:
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Lawsuits over providers' compliance with the authority could occur, should a statutory lapse occur, two former officials previously told me.
Our recent coverage of the recertification:
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CISA will soon release a directive pushing agencies to stop treating every cyber vuln as equally urgent, acting director Nick Andersen said. “If we try to say that everything is equally as important, then absolutely nothing’s going to be important.”
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POTUS says Pulte will take over as acting DNI beginning June 19. Gabbard was originally supposed to leave her post at the end of this month.
The Combat Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure Act would direct CISA to work with sector risk management agencies to update these plans within a year of enactment. Also requires CISA to reassess those plans every two years, and issue revised versions for Congress.
Exclusive -> Sen. Mark Warner is introducing legislation requiring CISA to update cyber plans for each of the nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors, citing concerns that fast-evolving AI will accelerate threats to essential services:
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POTUS says Pulte will take over as acting DNI beginning June 19. Gabbard was originally supposed to leave her post at the end of this month.
Two congressional aides tell me they no longer expect FISA 702 to get a long-term extension approved this week, after POTUS said Bill Pulte would begin his role as acting DNI beginning June 19.
Note that the civil liberties community views the June 12 deadline as a bogus due to the nature of the 702 certification process.
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