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Politico
4 days ago
- Business
- Politico
Time's running out on a key cyber info-sharing law
Driving the day — Despite widespread support from bipartisan members of Congress, the private sector and the Trump administration, the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act is in danger of expiring at the end of September. HAPPY MONDAY, and welcome to MORNING CYBERSECURITY! Another week closer to Black Hat and DEF CON. I'm excited to see many of you there! Drop me a line at dnickel@ if you want to connect at either conference — or if you have any Las Vegas recommendations for a first-timer like me. Follow POLITICO's cybersecurity team on X at @RosiePerper, @johnnysaks130, @delizanickel and @magmill95, or reach out via email or text for tips. You can also follow @POLITICOPro on X. Want to receive this newsletter every weekday? Subscribe to POLITICO Pro. You'll also receive daily policy news and other intelligence you need to act on the day's biggest stories. CYBER POLICY EXPIRATION DATE INCOMING — Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, a 10-year-old law that's been described as 'the most successful piece of cyber legislation' in the country. But despite widespread support from the Trump administration, the private sector and bipartisan members of Congress, the law often referred to as 'CISA 2015' faces an uncertain future as lawmakers stare down the start of the month-long August recess. As leaders in the private sectorurge lawmakers to renew it before it's too late, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee expressed frustration at the slow movement. 'We have known for ten years the CISA 2015 would expire this September,' Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a statement Sunday. 'The time to begin discussing and circulating potential changes to CISA 2015 was six months ago, if not earlier.' — Conflicting priorities: The law, which incentivizes information-sharing on cyber threats between the private sector and the federal government through legal safeguards, saw ramped-up renewal efforts earlier this year in the private and public sectors. But in the House, Thompson said that former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) — the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, who resigned from Congress earlier this month — did not prioritize renewing the cyber law. 'He held four markups and didn't see fit to include a CISA 2015 extension in any of them,' Thompson said. 'Instead, he has left us with fewer than 20 legislative days to get an extension out of Committee, through the House, and over to the Senate or, more likely, find a way to attach an extension to a [continuing resolution].' Across chambers, Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hasn't signaled that renewal is a priority. Maggie reported last month that Paul vowed to make sure the law's reauthorization includes a clause that would prevent disinformation work at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. But Paul — who didn't support the legislation in 2015 — isn't among the senators who sponsored legislation to renew the law earlier this year. A spokesperson for Paul did not respond to a request for comment. — Legislative movement: In April, Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's cyber panel, and Gary Peters (Mich.), the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, introduced a bill that would pass a clean reauthorization of the law. 'Allowing this authority to lapse would weaken our cybersecurity defenses and send the wrong message to foreign adversaries, cybercriminals, and hacktivists looking to exploit vulnerabilities,' Peters said in a statement Sunday. A spokesperson for Rounds did not respond to a request for comment. But momentum could pick up on the House Homeland Security Committee. With Green's resignation, cyber panel Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) threw his hat in the ring last week for full committee chairship. In a letter to colleagues laying out his priorities if selected as chair, he vowed to work with committee Democrats in the House and with his Senate counterparts to renew the law. 'This will remain a priority in the weeks and months ahead,' Garbarino said in a statement Friday, adding that he has held meetings with fellow lawmakers and industry experts to 'identify the best legislative vehicle to get it done.' — An industry without CISA 2015? As the clock runs down, industry leaders, including trade organizations and cybersecurity companies, warned your host that crucial information-sharing could be lost if the law is allowed to lapse. '[The law] remains one of the most effective methods for enabling real-time collaboration between the government and the private sector in the face of evolving cyber threats,' said James Hayes, senior vice president of global government affairs at cyber firm Tenable. He added that letting it lapse would be 'a step backward.' John Miller, senior vice president of the Information Technology Industry Council, told your host that the law is 'arguably the most successful cyber law we've ever passed in this country. And so to just let it lapse for no reason would just be unfortunate, to say the least.' On The Hill FIRST IN MC: CYBER HEALTH — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is urging the Trump administration to address gaps in cybersecurity in rural hospitals caused by Medicaid funding cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill. In a letter sent on Friday and shared exclusively with your host, Wyden asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz about their plans to help hospitals protect themselves in cyberspace. 'As rural and small hospitals confront even lower operating margins due to Republican health care cuts, they will be less likely to prioritize spending on cybersecurity infrastructure,' Wyden wrote. Wyden also asked Kennedy and Oz if HHS and CMS plan to provide resources, such as grant funding, to small and rural hospitals to meet Cybersecurity Performance Goals — a voluntary guideline by HHS to help the health care sector bolster cybersecurity practices. At the Agencies PENTAGON DEALS UNDER REVIEW — The Defense Department is looking into cloud contracts amid a report from ProPublica last week that revealed that Microsoft has bypassed a Pentagon policy that bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the review on Friday in response to the investigation, which detailed Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers to work on U.S. military cloud computing systems under the supervision of American 'digital escorts' who have security clearances but often lacked the skills to determine whether the Chinese engineers' work posed a cybersecurity risk. On Friday, Microsoft spokesperson Frank Shaw said in a post on X that 'in response to concerns raised earlier this week,' the firm 'made changes to our support for US Government customers to assure that no China-based engineering teams are providing technical assistance for DoD Government cloud and related services.' SHAREPOINT VULNERABILITY — CISA is warning about an active exploitation of a remote code execution vulnerability impacting Microsoft's on-site SharePoint servers. The cyber agency issued an alert on Sunday, warning that the exploitation publicly known as 'ToolShell' provides unauthorized access to systems and enables hacker access to SharePoint content, like internal configurations and file systems. Chris Butera, CISA's acting executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said in a statement that the agency is working with Microsoft to inform potentially affected groups about mitigation efforts. Quick Bytes 'HONKERS' — WIRED's Kim Zetter breaks down how an early wave of Chinese hackers became the backbone of Beijing's espionage apparatus. YOU'RE BREAKING UP — Cellphone internet shutdowns — which officials say are necessary to foil Ukrainian drones — have hit dozens of Russian regions, writes Dasha Litvinova for the Associated Press. CYBER SCHOOL IN SESSION — a cyber workforce development group for K-12 students, is launching a new program in D.C. schools. Chat soon. Stay in touch with the whole team: Rosie Perper (rperper@ John Sakellariadis (jsakellariadis@ Maggie Miller (mmiller@ and Dana Nickel (dnickel@
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
BTS Jin and Wendy perform ‘Heart In The Window'; shocks fans at surprise segment
BTS Jin had a surprise in store for fans! During his concert held in Goyang Auxiliary Stadium, the idol joined hands with RED VELVET's Wendy to perform their song 'Heart On The Window'! It had been almost a year since the two had shared the stage, shocking fans with the sudden performance. BTS Jin and RED VELVET Wendy perform together during the concert On June 29, Jin held a surprise performance with RED VELVET's Wendy during his concert performance. The two had last shared the stage in 2024, when the idol had released his first album, 'HAPPY', with the song 'Heart On The Window'. During a special stage, the two had performed the song live for the first time. Yesterday's performance came as a shock to fans, as it was the first time that the two had shared their song live in a very long time. After the performance, Jin and Wendy talked about the song and the performance, sharing how, when the last time they had to perform was, they had to stand far apart due to social distancing. Not only that, but Jin added a hilarious anecdote about how his stage director scolded him for not standing on the markers set on stage and that if he didn't use the markers, then the stage would be removed. As part of the ending segment, the 'Echo' singer said, 'Thank you. Ah, you must be so busy. Thank you so much for coming, but sadly I have to get on with my concert; it's time for you to head back.' Wendy also shared her ending statement: "Last time, I was so nervous to meet ARMY up close; I was nervous performing 'Heart on the Window', but now I got to show you the 2nd stage today. I'm very happy." I hope you have a great time with Jin and leave with happy memories. Thank you!'
The Herald Scotland
01-06-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Trump will never escape the shadow of Biden's character
Biden posted on social media May 26: "On Memorial Day, let us pause to remember and honor the brave women and men who made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live our lives in peace and possibility. Today we also honor the families they left behind whose hearts still carry the weight of absence." Trump, on that same day, shared a post that described Biden, recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, as "a decrepit corpse." Classy. Trump's Memorial Day post was the stuff of nightmares Trump's own message on Memorial Day, a day meant to honor and mourn military men and women who died serving their country, was this: "HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE,THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ONLY AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT WOULD APPROVE, AND THROUGH JUDGES WHO ARE ON A MISSION TO KEEP MURDERERS, DRUG DEALERS, RAPISTS, GANG MEMBERS, AND RELEASED PRISONERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN OUR COUNTRY SO THEY CAN ROB, MURDER, AND RAPE AGAIN -- ALL PROTECTED BY THESE USA HATING JUDGES WHO SUFFER FROM AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS SICK, AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR COUNTRY. HOPEFULLY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND OTHER GOOD AND COMPASSIONATE JUDGES THROUGHOUT THE LAND, WILL SAVE US FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE MONSTERS WHO WANT OUR COUNTRY TO GO TO HELL. BUT FEAR NOT, WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS, AND AMERICA WILL SOON BE SAFE AND GREAT AGAIN! AGAIN, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!" OK. That's ... a lot. That's a whole lot, in fact. None of it is good. Biden, unlike Trump, spoke of veterans with reverence And if that weren't enough, the disparity between the characters of the two men was made clearer later in the week. Biden spoke to veterans on May 30 at a Memorial Day service in Delaware, his first speech since the cancer diagnosis. Opinion alerts: Get columns from your favorite columnists + expert analysis on top issues, delivered straight to your device through the USA TODAY app. Don't have the app? Download it for free from your app store. "Folks, you know, for generation after generation, that profound idea has been defended by ordinary citizens who stepped up and answered the call," Biden said. "Because of them, American democracy has endured for nearly 250 years. Every generation - every generation - every generation - has to fight to maintain that democracy. Every time, every generation. Because of them, our government is still of the people, by the people and for the people. They are we. And we are still free. And now, we must make sure that sacrifice has never been in vain." 'I really don't feel sorry for him' That same day, Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office. He made false claims that the economy is now better under him than it was under Biden. And during a lengthy bit of rambling, he said this of his predecessor: "Look, he's been a sort of a moderate person over his lifetime. Not a smart person. But a somewhat vicious person, I will say. If you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry, because he's vicious, what he did with his political opponent and all of the people that he hurt. He hurt a lot of people. And so, I really don't feel sorry for him." Opinion: TACO Trump? President lashes out at 'Trump Always Chickens Out' talk. Hilarious. Because Trump rarely makes sense, it wasn't clear if he was saying not to feel sorry for Biden because of the cancer diagnosis or if Trump was making reference to his usual spurious claims about the former president's mental capacity. Regardless, "I really don't feel sorry for him" is a generally crappy thing to say about anyone with cancer - period. And calling the person dumb and "vicious" isn't great, either. Character differences between Biden and Trump remain stark Biden, as president, was not perfect, and never claimed to be. But he continues, in the face of a serious health crisis, to speak with decency and patriotism. Trump, on the other hand, consistently claims he's perfect. Almost infallible. And he speaks like a callous jerk who wouldn't know decency if it stood in front of him. Opinion: Russia better start listening to big, tough Donald Trump. He is SERIOUS! With Biden having served the four years between Trump's two terms, the two will forever be bound in political history. But Biden's character will always - always - outshine Trump's. And the person who knows that better than anyone? The ever-spiteful Donald J. Trump. Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at
USA Today
31-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Joe Biden's decency will always outshine Donald Trump's cruelty.
Joe Biden's decency will always outshine Donald Trump's cruelty. | Opinion 'I really don't feel sorry for him' is a generally crappy thing to say about anyone with cancer ‒ period. And calling the person dumb and 'vicious' isn't great, either. Show Caption Hide Caption Biden speaks in public for first time since cancer diagnosis Former president Joe Biden delivered his first public speech at a Memorial Day event in Delaware since his cancer diagnosis was announced. This past week showed Americans once again that President Donald Trump's callousness and casual cruelty will never escape the shadow of former President Joe Biden's decency. Let's look at each president's Memorial Day message. Biden posted on social media May 26: 'On Memorial Day, let us pause to remember and honor the brave women and men who made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live our lives in peace and possibility. Today we also honor the families they left behind whose hearts still carry the weight of absence.' Trump, on that same day, shared a post that described Biden, recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, as 'a decrepit corpse.' Classy. Trump's Memorial Day post was the stuff of nightmares Trump's own message on Memorial Day, a day meant to honor and mourn military men and women who died serving their country, was this: 'HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE,THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ONLY AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT WOULD APPROVE, AND THROUGH JUDGES WHO ARE ON A MISSION TO KEEP MURDERERS, DRUG DEALERS, RAPISTS, GANG MEMBERS, AND RELEASED PRISONERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN OUR COUNTRY SO THEY CAN ROB, MURDER, AND RAPE AGAIN — ALL PROTECTED BY THESE USA HATING JUDGES WHO SUFFER FROM AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS SICK, AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR COUNTRY. HOPEFULLY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND OTHER GOOD AND COMPASSIONATE JUDGES THROUGHOUT THE LAND, WILL SAVE US FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE MONSTERS WHO WANT OUR COUNTRY TO GO TO HELL. BUT FEAR NOT, WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS, AND AMERICA WILL SOON BE SAFE AND GREAT AGAIN! AGAIN, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!' OK. That's … a lot. That's a whole lot, in fact. None of it is good. Biden, unlike Trump, spoke of veterans with reverence And if that weren't enough, the disparity between the characters of the two men was made clearer later in the week. Biden spoke to veterans on May 30 at a Memorial Day service in Delaware, his first speech since the cancer diagnosis. 'Folks, you know, for generation after generation, that profound idea has been defended by ordinary citizens who stepped up and answered the call,' Biden said. 'Because of them, American democracy has endured for nearly 250 years. Every generation – every generation – every generation – has to fight to maintain that democracy. Every time, every generation. Because of them, our government is still of the people, by the people and for the people. They are we. And we are still free. And now, we must make sure that sacrifice has never been in vain.' 'I really don't feel sorry for him' That same day, Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office. He made false claims that the economy is now better under him than it was under Biden. And during a lengthy bit of rambling, he said this of his predecessor: 'Look, he's been a sort of a moderate person over his lifetime. Not a smart person. But a somewhat vicious person, I will say. If you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry, because he's vicious, what he did with his political opponent and all of the people that he hurt. He hurt a lot of people. And so, I really don't feel sorry for him.' Opinion: TACO Trump? President lashes out at 'Trump Always Chickens Out' talk. Hilarious. Because Trump rarely makes sense, it wasn't clear if he was saying not to feel sorry for Biden because of the cancer diagnosis or if Trump was making reference to his usual spurious claims about the former president's mental capacity. Regardless, 'I really don't feel sorry for him' is a generally crappy thing to say about anyone with cancer ‒ period. And calling the person dumb and 'vicious' isn't great, either. Character differences between Biden and Trump remain stark Biden, as president, was not perfect, and never claimed to be. But he continues, in the face of a serious health crisis, to speak with decency and patriotism. Trump, on the other hand, consistently claims he's perfect. Almost infallible. And he speaks like a callous jerk who wouldn't know decency if it stood in front of him. Opinion: Russia better start listening to big, tough Donald Trump. He is SERIOUS! With Biden having served the four years between Trump's two terms, the two will forever be bound in political history. But Biden's character will always ‒ always ‒ outshine Trump's. And the person who knows that better than anyone? The ever-spiteful Donald J. Trump. Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump fires off Memorial Day message targeting 'SCUM' who sought to 'DESTROY' the US
President Donald Trump issued one of his signature spicy holiday greetings on Memorial Day. The president, who posted the all-caps tirade on Monday morning, called out the "SCUM" who he said had attempted to destroy the nation. "HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE, THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ONLY AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT WOULD APPROVE, AND THROUGH JUDGES WHO ARE ON A MISSION TO KEEP MURDERERS, DRUG DEALERS, RAPISTS, GANG MEMBERS, AND RELEASED PRISONERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN OUR COUNTRY SO THEY CAN ROB, MURDER, AND RAPE AGAIN — ALL PROTECTED BY THESE USA HATING JUDGES WHO SUFFER FROM AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS SICK, AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR COUNTRY," he declared in the first portion of the post. Trump Says He's 'Not Happy' With Putin After Massive Ukraine Strike Trump, who took office a little more than four months ago, asserted that significant progress has been made. He also appeared to refer to some judges as "MONSTERS." Read On The Fox News App Americans Should Honor Memorial Day In This Way, Military Service Members Suggest "HOPEFULLY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND OTHER GOOD AND COMPASSIONATE JUDGES THROUGHOUT THE LAND, WILL SAVE US FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE MONSTERS WHO WANT OUR COUNTRY TO GO TO HELL. BUT FEAR NOT, WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS, AND AMERICA WILL SOON BE SAFE AND GREAT AGAIN! AGAIN, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!" he declared. The president has been frustrated as aspects of his agenda have been hampered amid legal wranglings. Trump To Build National Center For Homeless Veterans With Funds Previously Spent On Housing For Illegal Aliens A little less than an hour before firing off the lengthy Memorial Day greeting on Monday morning, the president issued another post that simply read, "HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!"Original article source: Trump fires off Memorial Day message targeting 'SCUM' who sought to 'DESTROY' the US
