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NATO Allies Need to Come to Terms With Offensive Cyber Operations. In May 2008, the U.S. Department of
Defense and the German Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding concerning
“Cooperation on Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense.” Computer network defense (CND)
refers to actions taken on computer networks to monitor and protect those networks. It is not the only
memorandum the U.S. Department of Defense has signed with allies on cyber defense.
Source: https://www.lawfareblog.com/nato-allies-need-come-terms-offensive-cyber-operations

Industry Calls for Standardization of CISO Role. Professionals from the cybersecurity industry have called for
clarity regarding the role of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). Research from Cyber Security Connect
UK (CSCUK), a forum for cybersecurity professionals, has stated that CISOs are being pulled into job
requirements outside their jurisdiction and that there is a lack of transparency about the responsibilities of
cybersecurity teams within UK businesses of all sizes. The research also pointed to a lack of skilled, fully
qualified professionals coming into the profession.

Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/industry-calls-for-standardization/

US Homeland Security Wants to Subpoena ISPs to Hand Over Data. The cybersecurity branch of the
Department of Homeland Security has requested legal permission from Congress to demand data from
internet services providers in a bid to prevent cyber-attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA) has chosen National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to seek administrative subpoena
authority, which will give it the power to compel ISPs to hand over information. Currently, when the DHS
identifies cybersecurity weaknesses in the private sector, it can obtain only the IP addresses of vulnerable
systems. If granted administrative subpoena authority, the DHS will have the power to require ISPs to turn over
the contact details of the owners of the vulnerable systems.
Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-homeland-security-wants-subpoena/

Huawei can work on German 5G networks: Here's why critics say that's a very bad idea. Newly released draft
rules for network security in Germany, which indicate that the German government is prepared to accept
Huawei as a supplier for the country's 5G networks, are causing major controversy. Local politicians are calling
on parliament to take back control of the vetting process and overturn the new rules, while experts believe the
rules could deepen technological divisions between European member states and worsen an increasingly cool
trans-Atlantic relationship. "A question of such strategic meaning should not be being decided at the
administrative level," complained Norbert Röttgen, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign
affairs and a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats.

Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/huawei-can-work-on-german-5g-networks-heres-why-critics-
say-thats-a-very-bad-idea/

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