Tag: White House
White House announces EC-Council $15M pledge to accelerate cyber skill development
August 5, 2024SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The White House has announced a pledge from EC-Council, a cybersecurity certification, education, training, and services organization, to accelerate skill development in the nation's cyber workforce.
Known as the creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker credential, EC-Council announced a $15 million pledge to reach over 50,000 students and advance academic institutions with eight turnkey, hands-on programs to build critical cybersecurity skills...
Allied Universal nails assessment amid push to secure ports
March 13, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
IRVINE, Calif. — Allied Universal’s client, the Helen Delich Bently Port of Baltimore, has received a top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment for the 15th consecutive year, a noteworthy accomplishment as the nation begins a push to better secure its ports.
In late February, the White House issued an executive order (E.O.) designed to strengthen its maritime cybersecurity, supply chains and industrial base, and improve onshore domestic manufacturing. The White House is putting...
Biden-Harris Administration announces initiative to bolster cybersecurity of U.S. ports
February 22, 2024SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris Administration has announced it will issue an Executive Order to bolster the nation’s port security, alongside a series of additional actions it said will strengthen maritime cybersecurity, fortify supply chains, and strengthen the United States industrial base.
The Administration also announced its intent to bring domestic onshore manufacturing capacity back to America as the result of an over $20 billion investment in U.S. port infrastructure under...
The White House issues executive order on AI
October 30, 2023SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House has just issued an executive order seeking to establish new standards for AI safety and security.
In a press release issued on Oct. 30, 2023, the order states it will protect Americans’ privacy, advance equity and civil rights, stand up for consumers and workers, promote innovation and competition, advance American leadership around the world, and more.
“As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive strategy for responsible...
CISA releases Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
August 4, 2023SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the White House’s March release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its Cybersecurity Strategic Plan.
“We know that connected technologies underpin every aspect of our lives, our businesses, our communities, our families, often in ways that allow us to be more connected, productive, efficient than ever before,” CISA wrote in its official release. “But malicious...
White House secures commitments from leading AI companies to mitigate risk
July 21, 2023SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of the risks posed alongside the great promise of artificial intelligence (AI) the White House convened with seven leading companies to secure commitments toward safe, responsible, and transparent development.
On July 21 President Biden met with leadership from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI in order to guide the future development of AI. “Companies that are developing these emerging technologies have a...
White House releases National Cybersecurity Strategy
March 2, 2023SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris administration released its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy today, offering Americans a glimpse at the future of the U.S. digital ecosystem.
In a release issued by the White House, the administration referred to the 2020s as a decisive decade where the United States will be reimagining cyberspace as a tool to achieve its goals in economic security, human rights, diversity, and trust in the democratic institution. “To realize...
White House releases comprehensive framework for development of digital assets
September 16, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – After months of reports and consideration the White House has released new directives and guidance on the development and regulation of digital assets.
The comprehensive federal digital assets framework seems designed to give the U.S. a guiding hand in the development of digital assets and currency nationally and internationally. This marks some early attempts by the U.S. government to navigate the cryptocurrency market while working to mitigate the risks associated with the...
VP Harris calls for “cyber doctrine” to address mounting attacks
January 4, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris has cited the need for a “cyber doctrine” and greater international efforts to address the rash of cybersecurity attacks that have occurred over the past year on a global scale.
In a recent interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, the vice president was asked if cyberattacks should be considered acts of terror, and she responded, “I do believe that it is important for us to have a cyber doctrine.”
Harris also expressed the...
President signs Executive Order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity
May 13, 2021SSN Staff
WASHINGTON—On the heels of arguably the largest cyberattack against U.S. critical infrastructure in the country’s history, President Biden on Wednesday signed an Executive Order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect Federal Government networks.
The Executive Order was signed less than a week after the devastating ransomware attack by cybercriminal group DarkSide on Colonial Pipeline, which operates the country’s largest fuel pipeline, delivering an estimated...