The latest research from MeriTalk finds what while artificial technology (AI) development is viewed by many in government and industry as still in the blush of youth, the technology is poised to rapidly outgrow its present suit of clothes. […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) had multiple weaknesses in its cloud environment and policies as of September 2018, an August 29 summary by SSA’s inspector general said. […]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stolenberg announced that NATO is taking a collective defense approach to cybersecurity, including the creation of a new cyber operations center for the organization. […]
Kevin Cox, Program Manager for the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program, sat down with MeriTalk in June to talk about a range of new and ongoing program activities that are vital to improving Federal agency security. […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) handed out two quantum-related contracts last week totaling $82.1 million. […]
Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., introduced the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Improvement Act on Aug. 30 to help state and local governments combat cyberattacks. The legislation comes in the wake of increasing ransomware attacks targeting state and local governments, including Katko’s own state. […]
Running a customer-facing business with monetary transactions is stressful enough without the stress of threat actors E-Skimming by hacking your business networks system. […]
In response to recent cyberattacks against local governments in Texas and Louisiana, U.S. National Guard cyber response teams have been called in to help get the governments back online. […]
Everyone seems to know a little bit about artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, with casual opinions running the gamut from utopian dreamscapes to dystopian robot nightmares. […]
About two-thirds of 2019 ransomware attacks in America have targeted state and local governments, according to an Aug. 28 report published by Barracuda Networks, a cybersecurity group. […]
In a follow up audit for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the EPA has completed all 13 corrective actions from previous audits that were related to improving Federal records management and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) practices. […]
The U.S. Army announced Aug. 27 that effective Sept. 9 soldiers willing to reenlist in the Army’s “most in-demand” careers can receive up to $81,000 in lump-sum bonuses. […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a study today that reveals how integrating enterprise mobility management (EMM) capabilities with mobile app vetting tools can improve mobile device security. […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is facing slow going in implementing remaining phases of its Data Loss Prevention software solution, despite Phase 1 of the effort “working as intended,” a Treasury for Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report found. […]
Election security and voting rights groups wrote to two House and Senate committees in an Aug. 26 letter requesting that they hold hearings on voting machine security. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is creating a standing form to allow industry, academia, and other private sector entities to report vulnerabilities on its networks, an upcoming Federal Register post says. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking a cross-component agency approach in securing DHS’ 17 Security Operations Centers (SOCs), DHS CIO John Zangardi explained in an interview with GovernmentCIO released this week. […]
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday, in an Aug. 19 message to the fleet, pledged to prioritize both readiness modernization and people during his tenure. […]
The General Services Administration released a draft catalog of identity and credential access management (ICAM) solutions on August 26, as part of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) updated ICAM policy for agencies. […]
MeriTalk sat down in June with Kevin Cox, Program Manager for the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program, to get the latest on program priorities for the coming months and beyond. […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is looking for public feedback on the challenges companies face in patenting their artificial intelligence (AI) methods and systems, according to an upcoming Federal Register post. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified an uptick in security gaps in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) information security programs in fiscal year 2018, according to an OIG report released Aug. 23. […]
While artificial intelligence (AI) technology development remains in its youthful stages, industry and government professionals expect the Federal government’s strongest push toward AI to come from military and intelligence agencies, with hybrid cloud infrastructure as an important enabler to development efforts. […]
Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., are asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about what the senators called a lack of public disclosure about cyber vulnerabilities in internet-connected vehicles, and suggested that the government may want to consider taking “possible regulatory action” to remedy that lack of public information. […]
VMware announced Aug. 22 that it will purchase Carbon Black, a cloud-native endpoint protection software provider, and Pivotal Software, a cloud-native platform provider. […]
Splunk announced Aug. 21 that it will purchase SignalFx, a software-as-a-service-based platform which provides real-time monitoring and metrics for cloud infrastructure, microservices, and applications. […]
An ISACA white paper released this month outlines recommended guidance for organizations to better manage third-party vendor risk across their enterprises. […]
Ahead of the G7 Summit in France set for Aug. 24-26, a collection of tech-sector trade groups penned a letter urging G7 leaders to consider a range of recommendations on global technology issues including digital trade, cross-border data flows, tax policy, data privacy, cybersecurity, encryption, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]
Christopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), today unveiled his “strategic intent” for the agency, which include CISA’s guiding principles and goal of building a collaborative cybersecurity environment in America. […]
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) – a research and development center funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) – found that facial recognition systems can help improve hailstorm predictability and severity by using AI techniques associated with facial recognition technology. […]