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White House Goes on Cyber Offensive

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. The White House gave some direction Tuesday about its cyber strategy, mainly saying the U.S. will be more aggressive in imposing costs on hackers.

This tougher stance will come, however, within the current staffing and funding levels, according to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross. Federal cyber teams, like others across the U.S. government, suffered dramatic cuts this year. Read our full story about what Cairncross has in mind. 

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U.S. cloud companies designated critical tech providers in Europe. Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft are among 19 tech firms the European Union named "critical" to the financial services industry. The designation sweeps them under supervision by EU financial regulators in an effort to increase resilience in banking. The watchdogs will monitor risk management and governance processes at the tech companies. (Reuters)

Volunteers wanted for satellite security testing. Satellite operators are wanted to test new cybersecurity tools developed at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Tools include technology on board satellites for detecting hacks, as opposed to detection through triangulating telemetry data. (Satellite Today)

Dark-web job seekers: Résumés have flooded dark web forums in recent months as more teens and newly laid-off tech workers seek jobs, according to new research from cyber company Kaspersky. Developers, penetration testers and money launderers are the most prevalent job openings in the underground economy, the company said. 

Espionage alert: U.K. intelligence agency MI5 warned that Chinese spies are targeting lawmakers by posing as recruiters and using LinkedIn and other professional networking sites.

  • The U.K. government is working to encrypt more of the data and communications used by civil servants, said Home Office Minister Dan Jarvis. (Associated Press)

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Europe is moving to relax some of the world’s tightest digital regulations in a bid to boost growth and reduce its reliance on U.S. tech. The European Commission plans to introduce a proposal on Wednesday that would make it easier for companies to use data to train AI models and other tweaks to the region’s digital rules. (WSJ)

 

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The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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