BGDon<p>Salt Typhoon , a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-backed cyber attack group is accelerating efforts to probe weaknesses in U.S. cyber infrastructure, while the US Administration dithers and is actively undermining U.S.Cyber Defenses. Examples: </p><p>1) FY26 budget includes a $177.4M cut to CISA’s “Cyber Operations,” including its Threat Hunting team which provides technical support to local governments and critical infrastructure operators. </p><p>2) FY26 budget includes a $14M cut to the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), a hub for cyber threat intelligence and coordinating public-private cyber incident responses.</p><p>3) June 6 EO removed requirements for federal software vendors to submit proof that their products met secure development standards.</p><p>The Homeland Security Secretary recently testified that the administration “still [does not] necessarily know how to stop the next Salt Typhoon.” WIKES! <a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/116896/what-it-takes-stop-next-salt-typhoon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justsecurity.org/116896/what-i</span><span class="invisible">t-takes-stop-next-salt-typhoon/</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SaltTyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaltTyphoon</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyberEspionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberEspionage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ZeroTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroTrust</span></a></p>