U.S. federal agencies
Coverage of U.S. federal agencies in the Nexus archive.
- Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out
Bitcoin's U.S. reserve remains under development as federal agencies continue discussions. The initiative is still in progress, with federal agencies working to finalize details.
- CISA gives feds 4 days to patch actively exploited cPanel plugin flaw
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has mandated U.S. federal agencies to patch a critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin within four days, as it is currently being exploited in cyberattacks.
- The Republican Psychedelics Whisperer
W. Bryan Hubbard, a Republican advocate, is driving bipartisan support for psychedelics, particularly ibogaine, by framing them as divinely inspired treatments for addiction and PTSD. His efforts influenced President Trump's executive order to accelerate psychedelic research, despite limited clinical data on ibogaine. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry and Joe Rogan also supported the push.
- CISA gives feds four days to patch Ivanti flaw exploited as zero-day
CISA has given U.S. federal agencies four days to secure their networks against a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile exploited in zero-day attacks. The vulnerability is considered high-severity and requires immediate attention. Federal agencies must patch the flaw within the given timeframe to prevent further exploitation.
- CISA orders feds to patch BlueHammer flaw exploited as zero-day
CISA has directed U.S. federal agencies to address a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender, known as BlueHammer, which is currently being exploited in zero-day attacks. The flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges, posing a significant security risk.