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Asks Agencies Not to 'Scapegoat' Firm's CISO, But to Hold CEO and Board AccountableU.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to open investigations into the February cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare unit and asking the agencies to hold the company's CEO and board responsible.

A recent White House memo on bolstering the security and resiliency of critical infrastructure sectors calls for comprehensive mapping and risk assessment of all critical components and interdependencies within the healthcare ecosystem, said Greg Garcia of the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council.

Cyberattack on Aliquippa Water Plant Highlights Vulnerabilities in OT SystemsThe onset of war between Israel and Hamas led to a spike in cyberattacks against operational technology, says Microsoft in a warning to critical infrastructure operators about the dangers of internet-exposed operational technology.

Acquisition of Zero Trust Tool Secures Remote Access to Critical IT InfrastructureCloudflare acquired BastionZero to provide its platform with enhanced zero trust controls for servers, Kubernetes clusters and databases. The purchase aims to secure remote access, improve compliance and simplify infrastructure management for hybrid IT environments.

Army Seeking Public Input on $1 Billion Software Modernization Contract VehicleThe U.S. Army is seeking public input on a software development procurement vehicle that aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of secure, modern software as the military branch reforms institutional practices to incorporate DevSecOps into its software development processes.

IT and OT Teams Rarely Talk and When They Do, They Rarely Agree On AnythingAustralian critical infrastructure organizations must enable greater convergence between their information technology and operational technology teams to better respond to cybersecurity threats to their OT infrastructure, according to a new study by Palo Alto Networks.