2026-07-15
The White House says the new AI-powered vulnerability management clearinghouse established in Trump's EO has started operations. They're calling it “Gold Eagle.” Press release says almost nothing about who's involved or what they're doing. https://www.whitehouse.gov/... [image]
CyberScoop
The Trump administration details its “Gold Eagle” federal clearinghouse for sharing AI cyber threat information between the government and the private sector
The White House said the clearinghouse has already started to receive intelligence on vulnerabilities and prioritize patches.
2026-06-03
Breaking: President Trump has signed his AI security executive order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/... It's virtually the same as the draft he scrapped earlier, except the voluntary government review of AI models would be up to 30 days before release, not up to 90. [image]
Politico
President Trump signs a scaled-back AI EO that seeks to address AI's cybersecurity threats; sources say it imposes less scrutiny on AI than the scrapped version
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a scaled-back executive order that seeks to address the cybersecurity threats …
2026-06-02
Breaking: President Trump has signed his AI security executive order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/... It's virtually the same as the draft he scrapped earlier, except the voluntary government review of AI models would be up to 30 days before release, not up to 90. [image]
Politico
President Trump signs a scaled-back AI EO that seeks to address AI's cybersecurity threats; sources say it imposes less scrutiny on AI than the scrapped version
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a scaled-back executive order that seeks to address the cybersecurity threats …
2026-05-23
Last-minute calls from Trump-aligned tech executives (including the president's powerful former AI czar) convinced him not to sign his AI security executive order, which the executives said would hamper innovation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
Axios
Sources: Trump delayed signing the AI EO because “he just hates regulation”; there were questions about the EO giving the Treasury Department a leading role
2026-04-23
Here's Plankey's withdrawal letter, courtesy of NYT: https://static01.nyt.com/... [image]
Politico
Sean Plankey, President Trump's pick to lead CISA, withdraws from consideration after resistance from Sen. Rick Scott stalled his nomination for over a year
Spokespeople for the White House, DHS and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
2026-04-22
Here's Plankey's withdrawal letter, courtesy of NYT: https://static01.nyt.com/... [image]
Politico
Sean Plankey, President Trump's pick to lead CISA, withdraws from consideration after resistance from Sen. Rick Scott stalled his nomination for over a year
Spokespeople for the White House, DHS and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
2026-04-17
Amid an increasing volume of newly reported vulnerabilities, NIST says it will only add detailed info to CVEs in its NVD that meet certain criteria (inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, use in fed sw, or use in critical sw). It will review requests for others. https://www.nist.gov/... [image]
CyberScoop
NIST narrows its National Vulnerability Database priorities to CVEs in CISA's known exploited catalog, to deal with a backlog after its 2024 funding lapse
2026-04-16
Amid an increasing volume of newly reported vulnerabilities, NIST says it will only add detailed info to CVEs in its NVD that meet certain criteria (inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, use in fed sw, or use in critical sw). It will review requests for others. https://www.nist.gov/... [image]
CyberScoop
NIST narrows its National Vulnerability Database priorities to CVEs in CISA's known exploited catalog, to deal with a backlog after its 2024 funding lapse
The National Vulnerability Database will now only analyze vulnerabilities in critical software, systems used in the federal government and those under active exploitation.
2026-04-08
Iranian govt hackers are once again hacking into critical infrastructure thru vulnerable internet-facing industrial equipment like PLCs, CISA warned today. https://www.cisa.gov/... “This activity has led to PLC disruptions across several U.S. critical infrastructure sectors...” [image]
Wired
The FBI, the NSA, and other US agencies warn that Iran-linked hackers targeted industrial control devices used in critical US water and energy infrastructure
As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
2026-04-07
Iranian govt hackers are once again hacking into critical infrastructure thru vulnerable internet-facing industrial equipment like PLCs, CISA warned today. https://www.cisa.gov/... “This activity has led to PLC disruptions across several U.S. critical infrastructure sectors...” [image]
Wired
A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure
As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
2026-03-24
Here's the National Security Determination from an interagency group that the FCC used as the basis for its decision: https://www.fcc.gov/...
Reuters
The US FCC is banning imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security concerns; China is estimated to control 60%+ of the US market for home routers
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers …
The FCC today updated its list of products that can't be sold in the U.S. to include *all* consumer routers made in foreign countries. It's a big but potentially disruptive move to limit supply-chain security risks to U.S. networks. https://docs.fcc.gov/... [image]
Reuters
The US FCC is banning imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security concerns; China is estimated to control 60%+ of the US market for home routers
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers …
2026-03-08
.@BennieGThompson statement on the strategy: “What little ‘substance’ does exist...is...vague platitudes, a long catalogue of ‘we will’ statements that may or may not match the Administration's current behavior, and, mercifully, an apparent extension of some Biden-era policies.” [image]
CyberScoop
The Trump administration debuts its cyber strategy, outlining priorities including promoting offense operations, securing AI tech, and streamlining regulations
As expected, strategy is very short, very high-level, and very bombastic, w/ multiple refs to Trump's military operations but almost no promised actions. Six focus areas are deterrence, deregulation, modernizing govt networks, securing infrastructure, tech dominance, & workforce. [image]
CyberScoop
The Trump administration debuts its cyber strategy, outlining priorities including promoting offense operations, securing AI tech, and streamlining regulations
2026-03-07
As expected, strategy is very short, very high-level, and very bombastic, w/ multiple refs to Trump's military operations but almost no promised actions. Six focus areas are deterrence, deregulation, modernizing govt networks, securing infrastructure, tech dominance, & workforce. [image]
CyberScoop
The Trump administration debuts its cyber strategy, outlining priorities including promoting offense operations, securing AI tech, and streamlining regulations
The administration also released an executive order on cybercrime and fraud. — Learn more.
.@BennieGThompson statement on the strategy: “What little ‘substance’ does exist...is...vague platitudes, a long catalogue of ‘we will’ statements that may or may not match the Administration's current behavior, and, mercifully, an apparent extension of some Biden-era policies.” [image]
CyberScoop
The Trump administration debuts its cyber strategy, outlining priorities including promoting offense operations, securing AI tech, and streamlining regulations
The administration also released an executive order on cybercrime and fraud. — Learn more.
2026-02-27
CISA's acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, had clashed with Costello, and as @johnnysaks130 first reported https://www.politico.com/... Gottumukkala tried to push Costello out in January. Gottumukkala finally won by getting DHS to MDR Costello.
ABC News
CISA's interim director Madhu Gottumukkala is reassigned as DHS' director of strategic implementation; executive assistant director Nick Andersen will take over
The nominee to serve as CISA director has not yet received a hearing. — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
2026-02-26
New: @CISAgov orders agencies to quickly patch serious Cisco SD-WAN device vulnerabilities, including two that the agency says are being exploited in ways that imminently threaten government networks: https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/ ... [image]
BleepingComputer
Cisco warns of a critical SD-WAN bug that was actively exploited in zero-day attacks since 2023; CISA and its international partners issue emergency directives
Cisco is warning that a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, tracked as CVE-2026-20127 …
2026-01-14
Trump has renominated Sean Plankey to be @CISAgov director. Plankey's initial nomination expired at the end of 2025 amid multiple holds. Plankey was an NSC and DOE cyber official during Trump's first term. https://www.whitehouse.gov/...
Politico
President Trump renominates Sean Plankey to be the next director of CISA, which hasn't had a full-time chief since Trump's return to office on January 20, 2025
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) scotched Plankey's confirmation in 2025, reportedly due to a Coast Guard ship-building contract.
2025-12-22
I was chasing this story but @johnnysaks130 beat me to it: @CISAgov has retaliated against career employees after the agency's acting director failed a polygraph test. Another embarrassing crisis at the struggling agency. https://www.politico.com/... [image]
Politico
Sources: DHS is investigating whether six staffers misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph that he failed, compounding instability at the agency
“At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency's acting...