Government

The acting inspector general shared information about the review in response to a letter from a top senator expressing concerns about handling of messages related to the Capitol insurrection.

New Mexico CIO Peter Mantos said his state is convening “the correct players” as it starts its application for DHS cyber grants.

Onepoint Bid Follows Atos Proposal to Extract More Value From Beleaguered Business
Atos turned down an unsolicited $4.12 billion offer from rival Onepoint to acquire the French conglomerate’s $4.8 billion cybersecurity, big data and digital business. Atos received a letter of intent Tuesday related to the acquisition of its Evidian business by Onepoint and private equity fund ICG.

Former NSA InfoSec Designer Jareh Sebastian Dalke was arrested by the FBI in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday as part of a sting operation.

Years after prior watchdog reports, agencies still have not fully implemented Government Accountability Office recommendations.

The United States is arguably involved in a cyberwar against Russia and China – and appears to be losing. In this episode of “Cybersecurity Unplugged,” Tom Kellerman of Contrast Security and Richard Bird of Traceable.ai discuss what the U.S. government and companies need to do to win this cyberwar.

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Cyber Insurers Limit Financial Exposure While Risk Grows
The Department of Treasury and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are soliciting comments on whether risks to critical infrastructure from a catastrophic cyber attack – and the concurrent potential for ruinous financial exposure by insurers – should lead to a new federal approach.

The agency is only fully implementing seven out of 12 best practices, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Congress Backs Away From Requiring Manufacturers to Patch Medical Devices
A congressional deal will ensure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can continue collecting fees from medical device manufacturers but at the price of dropping increased cybersecurity mandates for the industry. Requiring manufacturers to patch devices had bipartisan support.