John Felker, former head of DHS’s cyberthreat center, to retire from the department in September
Felker headed DHS's 24/7 cyberthreat watch floor and information-sharing center from 2015 to 2019.
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National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC)
DHS vulnerability scanning program offline after Virginia office loses power
A number of high-priority DHS programs focused on cybersecurity are operating at backup locations or have been knocked completely offline, multiple sources tell CyberScoop.
DHS’s John Felker on how to be effective with security tools
The director of the NCCIC talks about the need to understand your full threat landscape.
Lawmakers advance bill to codify DHS cyber center for industrial plants
The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would codify a Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity center as the lead agency for handling threats to…
DHS cyber incident response teams closer to becoming permanently codified
The House approved a bill Monday that would make DHS's cyber incident response teams a permanent fixture within the agency.
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Russian Embassy spokesperson confronts FBI, DHS officials in public event
The Russian official asked a panel featuring officials from the FBI and DHS why the U.S. hasn't agreed to start a dialogue on cyber issues.
Trisis has the security world spooked, stumped and searching for answers
What researchers found has been described to CyberScoop as a tool so dangerous that its mere existence significantly intensifies the global digital arms race.
It’s simple: Follow good cyber hygiene practices
John Felker, head of DHS's NCCIC, talks with Greg Otto on how basic cyber hygiene could alleviate a lot of organizations' cybersecurity problems.
House committee dings DHS’s cyber intelligence for fusion centers
Fusion centers aren't getting information from NPPD, are caught dealing with over-classified info, and struggle to find people with clearances who can access the information they do…
Cyber companies urged to share — and not sell — threat info
DHS wants cyber companies to give their threat intelligence away as widely as possible. Surprisingly, many cybersecurity companies seem to agree.
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