Sara Friedman

NIST researcher Andrew Regenscheid provided a preview in a recent blog post of what’s coming next for the agency’s post-quantum cryptography work, offering a first look into efforts that are underway following a June 22 executive order.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is providing guidance to federal agencies through a new publication on securing open source software, with recommendations on principles and best practices.

House Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and China select committee Chair John Moolenaar (R-MI) are asking DoorDash to provide information on their use of an open-weight model developed by Moonshot AI, as part of an ongoing investigation into security risks from using frontier artificial intelligence models created in China.

Senate appropriators are offering a path forward for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, set to expire on Sept. 30, to receive an extension to Dec. 11, as part of a continuing resolution unveiled over the weekend to keep the government open into December.

Telecom sector stakeholders discussed artificial intelligence’s potential to impact cybersecurity operations, at a recent hearing convened by a Senate Commerce subcommittee, and the need to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Senate Intelligence ranking member Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced legislation with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) to provide individuals who were victims of the 2015 breaches of the Office of Personnel Management with lifetime identity protection coverage, citing sensitivity of the information and national security concerns.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a summary report detailing findings from a January workshop to develop an artificial intelligence profile of the NIST cybersecurity framework and other activities, combining the agency’s resources on AI and cybersecurity.

The House China select committee explores in a new report the Federal Communication Commission’s efforts to ban three Chinese companies from operating in the U.S. under the equipment authorization process, and makes suggestions to help the agency continue its national security mission through legislation.

The Business Software Alliance makes a case in a new blog post for the federal government to help with the adoption of open-weight artificial intelligence models by providing guidance to companies, focusing on supply chain security and resilience and incorporating their use into cyber defenses.

Corporate boards are focused on providing business value when it comes to emerging tech, according to Leidos chief information security officer JR Williamson, who provided an overview of cybersecurity considerations that emerge during those discussions, ahead of a webinar co-hosted by the Internet Security Alliance.