Almost two years ago, a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company, a major supplier of fuel to the northeastern U.S., pushed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop directives for pipeline owners and operators to implement cybersecurity measures. […]

President Biden took action today to extend a national emergency declared by President Trump in 2019 aimed at preventing U.S. adversaries from exploiting vulnerabilities in the information and communications technology (ICT) services supply chain. […]

SolarWinds Public Sector said in a new report published today that 60 percent of IT professionals surveyed by the firm believe that foreign governments present the biggest security threat facing critical IT infrastructure in the U.S. […]

A new threat report released by cloud provider security Zscaler is finding alarming trends in the growth of phishing attacks in 2022. […]

The head of the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy said on April 26 that he has seen a “seismic shift” in public-private collaboration since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly 15 months ago. […]

When it comes to cybersecurity, having a diverse workforce is the only way to succeed at staying one step ahead of adversaries, according to experts from the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and Walmart. […]

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Cyber Command’s (USCYBERCOM) Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) revealed this week that collaboration between their agencies was able to prevent two potentially dangerous cyberattacks, including the disruption of an Iranian effort to target election infrastructure. […]

The key to combating adversaries in cyberspace and building out more cyber-resilient infrastructures is creating stronger partnerships for those efforts between government and industry, a top Defense Department (DoD) official said on April 24 during the Carahsoft Public Sector Day event at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. […]

The Department of Health and Human Security (HHS) has issued a draft of new cybersecurity resources to guide healthcare companies in their response to cyberattacks. […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers during a Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today that President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request would allow the agency to invest more in cybersecurity and infrastructure security protection. […]

To compel satellite operators to better protect their networks from malicious hackers, a new report from CSC 2.0 – the successor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission – is arguing that space systems should be officially designated as critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published its secure-by-design and -default guidance today, which CISA Director Jen Easterly said is all about driving down cyber vulnerabilities to near zero. […]

The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is taking its new National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) on the road in the coming weeks to regional hubs of U.S. space innovation to understand how to bolster the cybersecurity of space systems. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published its secure-by-design and secure-by-default guidelines today, which aim to outline clear steps that technology providers can take to increase the safety of products used around the world. […]

The FBI field office in Denver is cautioning against individuals using public USB charging stations that hackers could exploit to introduce malware into their devices. […]

The National Security Agency (NSA) is focused on enhancing its partnerships with industry to take down cyber adversaries in concert, NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce said at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on April 11. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will unveil its secure-by-design guiding principles tomorrow, CISA Director Jen Easterly said during the Crowdstrike Government Summit in Washington, D.C., this week. […]

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) – a trade group focused on partnerships to address intelligence and national security priorities – is pushing for creation of a Cyber National Guard to defend against attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and other targets. […]

The Department of Defense is collaborating with Federal civilian agencies to impose a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule that would apply new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements to vendors that handle controlled unclassified information, according to the DoD CMMC lead. […]

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) released a new white paper last week that outlines the importance of public-private collaboration in cybersecurity.  […]

Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., introduced legislation on Wednesday to ensure better security of Department of Defense (DoD) computer systems through AI-enabled cybersecurity programs. […]

A new watchdog report found that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) networks remain vulnerable three years after military services misconfigured remote access software.  […]

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord (CTA) – a coalition of more than 150 private sector cybersecurity companies – has released a set of principles to guide the technology industry forward in curbing “cyber mercenaries.” […]

A new agency watchdog report has found fundamental cybersecurity deficiencies at the Department of Commerce’s (DoC) Office of the Secretary (OS) that increase the risk of cyberattacks. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) released new guidance on March 21 that offers system administrators best practices for identity and access management (IAM). […]

Health industry witnesses this week called for enhanced inter-agency collaboration – to include critical infrastructure sector participation – in order to mitigate cybersecurity risks facing the healthcare sector. […]

The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) is calling for mandatory cybersecurity standards for the security and resilience of critical infrastructure assets, on the heels of the Biden administration’s release earlier this month of its national cybersecurity strategy that tacks in a similar direction. […]

Nearly two years after the White House released its cybersecurity executive order (EO) that homed in on zero trust, Federal agencies are well on their way to completing their zero trust maturity journeys and are using the president’s guidance as an opportunity to modernize their systems. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced they will collaborate to bring more women into the cybersecurity workforce to bridge the gender gap. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) on Thursday rolled out a new cyber workforce plan which takes aim at the department’s workforce retention challenge – the task now is to effectively implement the enterprise-wide plan. […]