Cybersecurity

New bill would create a governing body for water system cyber standards

A measure led by two House Republicans would enable the Environmental Protection Agency to certify a governing body to develop and recommend cybersecurity requirements for water treatment and wastewater systems. Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark. and John Duarte, R-Calif. unveiled the Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act on Thursday, with the aim of creating an […]

Cybersecurity

White House meets with UnitedHealth, industry groups on Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout

Dive Brief: Officials from the White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services held a meeting on Tuesday with UnitedHealth and other industry groups to discuss the cyberattack at Change Healthcare, which has disrupted the healthcare sector for three weeks.  HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden […]

Cybersecurity

Britain and France assemble diplomats for international agreement on spyware

The United Kingdom and France are to jointly host a diplomatic conference at Lancaster House in London this week to launch a new international agreement addressing “the proliferation of commercial cyber intrusion tools.” According to the Foreign Office, 35 nations will be represented at the conference, alongside “big tech leaders, legal experts, and human rights […]