Cyber Security Exchange
A vertical community of Federal cyber security leaders, project managers, industry, and government IT community stakeholders focused on public-private collaboration and best-practice exchange.
OPM Opens Applications for New Cybersecurity Role
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Monday that it is now hiring information cybersecurity specialists through the US Tech Force. […]
Tagged Cybersecurity, OPM, US Tech Force
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FBI Disrupts Russian Cyber Operation That Targeted Home and Office Routers
The FBI has disrupted the U.S. portion of a network of routers compromised by Russian military intelligence in cyber operations used to steal government, military, and critical infrastructure information, U.S. officials said on April 7. […]
Tagged Cyber, Fbi, GRU, Operation Masquerade, Russia
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FBI Reports Surge in Government Impersonation Scams, $798M in Losses
A surge in cyber scammers impersonating U.S. government officials last year resulted in nearly $800 million in losses, the FBI reported on April 6. […]
Tagged Fbi, government impersonation, scams
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Federal CIOs Push Workforce Experience, Flag Legacy Processes
Chief information officers (CIOs) at the Commerce Department and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said Thursday that they are rethinking traditional IT planning and modernization approaches as agencies face rising pressure to deliver faster, more flexible digital capabilities. […]
GAO: Federal Agencies Not Using Cyber Workforce Dashboard
A federal dashboard designed to help address the government’s shortage of cybersecurity professionals is not used by five of six agencies examined by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), including the agency that created it, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). […]
Tagged Cyber, Cyber Workforce Dashboard, GAO, OPM
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AI-Fueled Cyber Threats Outpacing Federal Defenses, Report Finds
Nearly all federal IT decision-makers (93%) are concerned about how cyberwarfare will impact their agency, according to new research from Armis. […]
Secret Service, Allies Launch Crypto Scam Crackdown
The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it is working with allied-nation law enforcement partners to disrupt fraudsters that are targeting cryptocurrency investors through “approval phishing” scams that generate hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profits for the crooks. […]
Tagged Cyber, Secret Service
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Agencies Translate Cyber Strategy Pillars Into Operations
Less than two weeks after the Trump administration launched its National Cyber Strategy, intelligence and cybersecurity agencies are already taking steps to integrate its six cyber pillars into their operations. […]
Tagged AI, Army, CISA, DOE, Fbi, National cyber strategy
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House Bill Seeks $10M of Cybersecurity Education Integration Grants
A bipartisan pairing of House members has introduced legislation that would direct the Education Department to award up to $10 million in grants to promote the integration of cybersecurity education into career and technical education programs that benefit the U.S. critical infrastructure workforce. […]
GAO: DOD Needs to Improve Implementation of CMMC
The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to address external factors that could impede implementation of a major new cybersecurity program that has faced pushback from industry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. […]
Tagged CMMC, Cybersecurity, DoD, GAO
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