Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Chris DeRusha explained today how the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) and implementation plan released by the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) earlier this year lines up nicely with the goals of improving Federal government cybersecurity, but also warned that the prevalence of legacy IT systems still being used by many Federal agencies continues to stand in the way of security improvements. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has led a handful of identity security initiatives over the past year, and, according to a CISA official, is closing in on finalized guidance on recommended cybersecurity configuration baselines for select cloud products – like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is launching a new program that will collect information to provide tailored technical assistance, services, and resources to critical infrastructure (CI) organizations and state, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments. […]
The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will assess the recent Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion and conduct a broader review of issues relating to cloud-based identity and authentication infrastructure, the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced today. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comment on a proposal to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program that would provide consumers with clear information about the security of their smart devices. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is pushing agencies to implement security measures to protect their cloud computing services against cyberattacks, following the July hack of Federal agency cloud-based email accounts by China-based threat actors. […]
The head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said this week that the United States needs to take a page out of Ukraine’s cyber playbook and build more resiliency into its critical infrastructure now. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the establishment of a new generative AI task force – dubbed Task Force Lima – aimed at assessing and integrating generative AI capabilities across the DoD. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is looking to utilize AI capabilities to keep Americans safe from cyber threats and bolster the nation’s cyber defense, CISA Director Jen Easterly said this week. […]
The Biden-Harris administration is launching a two-year competition that will leverage AI to protect the United States’ most important software – such as code that helps run the internet and critical infrastructure – senior White House officials announced at the opening of the Black Hat USA Conference in Las Vegas today. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has launched a new cloud capability available outside of the contiguous United States and is on the cusp of releasing further cloud capabilities, according to a DISA official. […]
“Ensuring cybersecurity” remains at the top of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) list of priorities issued annually by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for the fifth year in a row. […]
Cybersecurity technology provider CrowdStrike said in a report issued today that its Falcon OverWatch managed threat hunting unit saw a 40 percent year-over-year jump in “observed interaction intrusion volumes” for the year ended June 30. […]
Faced with increasing cyberattacks on K-12 schools, the Biden-Harris administration today unveiled several government actions to help bolster their cyber defenses, along with numerous commitments from private-sector organizations that aim for the same result. […]
A new report from tech security provider BlackBerry finds a 40 percent in cyberattacks targeting government agencies and public services organizations during the three months ended in May 2023. […]
The deadline for the final draft by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Council on a ruling to consolidate cybersecurity supply chain risk management requirements is approaching soon. The final ruling is expected to further permeate cybersecurity regulations across Federal procurement circles. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today debuted its cyber plan for the next three years, noting that the agency’s planning document builds on the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy released earlier this year. […]
The Pentagon’s top technology official is pushing defense agencies and components to use the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract for all future cloud acquisitions and top-secret cloud capabilities. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), the FBI, and international cybersecurity agencies issued a joint cybersecurity advisory on August 3 warning organizations of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) that were frequently exploited by malicious actors in 2022. […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) is seeking information on established vulnerabilities and threats that could impact the safe use of large language model (LLM) AI technologies – like ChatGPT – by intelligence analysts. […]
Throughout the Federal government, agencies are continuing to move to cloud infrastructures to speed IT modernization and improve cybersecurity. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released its long-awaited cyber workforce implementation plan, which outlines a foundation for DoD to successfully execute the objectives and initiatives aligned with the Cyber Workforce Strategy, which was released back in March. […]
Government agencies have great interest in using ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies but are proceeding cautiously amid security and other obstacles, Federal officials said at an AI forum on Aug. 2. […]
A new bipartisan House bill is calling on four Federal agencies to draft a roadmap for implementation of multi-cloud software technology with an aim to ensuring secure, widespread use across the government. […]
The United States is falling behind in global digital leadership amid growing anti-tech sentiments in politics hindering innovation and economic growth in the digital space across the United States, according to a new report. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) is looking to align its cloud pricing and invoicing with industry practices, according to a request for information (RFI) posted this week. […]
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program has renewed funding for seven academic institutions, providing more than $24 million over the next four years to support the development of a robust and resilient cybersecurity workforce. […]
The Biden-Harris administration’s newly released cybersecurity workforce strategy zeros in on the people part of the cyberspace ecosystem, identifying opportunities to build out the cyber workforce ecosystem and better educate Americans on landing cyber jobs. […]
Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill on Friday that would create a Federal AI research infrastructure to give researchers and students access to the data and tools needed to create trustworthy AI. […]
The U.S. Army established a new program management office within its Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) to support its expanding cyber, information warfare, and tactical space missions. […]