Tech giant International Business Machines (IBM) has called on the government to establish a shared service center of excellence to develop protections against supply chain disruptions, according to a recent report it released in collaboration with experts from government, business, academia, and the nonprofit sectors. […]
Sharks are no longer the only threat to undersea cables. According to cybersecurity researchers, the Russia-Ukraine war, the United States’ rising tensions with China, and insatiable data demands are driving up the risks for communication cables within the oceans. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced today that Kim Wyman, its top election security official, plans to step down from her post at the end of July after nearly two years with the agency. […]
Data is growing exponentially. Data is also everywhere – edge, core, and cloud. Most importantly, effective data capture, security, management, and analysis are critical to agency missions. Federal agencies must be able to keep pace with growing data volumes and leverage emerging technologies to create data-driven insights that support mission objectives. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) are giving Federal agencies their marching orders on cybersecurity priorities as they work on fiscal year (FY) 2025 budgets, with an emphasis on tying in the five pillars of the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) released by ONCD in March. […]
Ransomware attacks tracked by cloud security provider Zscaler rose by 37 percent on a year-over-year basis through April 2023, the company said in a new report issued today. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to release a training program to help Federal agencies better understand and operationalize cyber supply chain risk management (C-SCRM), CISA’s C-SCRM Project Management Office Lead said today. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is seeking technical input from industry on detecting and responding to threats within Federal civilian agency networks as CISA moves to modernize “legacy capabilities” under its EINSTEIN program. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the first series of final security guidance resources under its Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project today. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking to guide officials from the water sector on how to address cyber challenges that impact water infrastructure. […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 23 advanced its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 by a vote of 24-1. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new Public Working Group on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced last week. […]
With higher salaries on the horizon, attrition is down at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but TSA’s top official said Thursday that a House funding bill for fiscal year 2024 would force the agency to reverse forthcoming pay increases – and cut down on the agency’s ability to defend against cyberattacks. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its second quarter Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) meeting on June 22, where subcommittee chairs shared progress updates on their work. […]
Panelists at a Capitol Hill hearing made a broad call today for employers to no longer require four-year college degrees when it comes to hiring a robust cybersecurity workforce. […]
As emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence take over media headlines and find themselves top-of-mind for both lawmakers and the White House, one organization argues that the country has reached a pivotal moment in the evolution of online spaces. […]
As the Federal government is working to manage the potential risks that AI-driven systems can present, the head of the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy said on June 21 that one positive AI application he’s excited about is using the technology to write more secure software. […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled his SAFE Innovation Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) today, saying that the framework will help lead the way for the development of Federal AI policy within “months.” […]
Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Ken Buck, R-Colo., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., have introduced long-awaited legislation to create a national commission that would focus on regulating AI technologies. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) is in the “drafting process” of creating a new cybersecurity strategy that will address cloud technologies to be used by the agency going forward, according to Ann Dunkin, chief information officer at DoE, who talked about process for the strategy during a June 20 event organized by Federal News Network. […]
President Biden traveled to San Francisco Tuesday to meet with AI experts and researchers as part of a process to “rapidly develop decisive actions we can take over the coming weeks,” a White House official said in an announcement. […]
Three members of the House Armed Services Committee unveiled a bipartisan measure late last week aimed at strengthening cybersecurity practices for the United States’ nuclear weapons system, and aim to advance that measure in legislation this week. […]
Congress must work in a bipartisan fashion to effectively create guardrails for the implementation of AI technologies and to lead in AI technologies globally, according to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. […]
Leaders of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee will soon travel overseas for meetings on cybersecurity subjects as part of an official congressional delegation (CODEL). […]
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is in the very early stages of utilizing generative AI technologies to advance the agency’s mission and bring better health services to the public, according to an agency official. […]
As cyberattacks continue to be on the rise, information sharing between the public and private sectors is even more crucial, especially with Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies, according to a cybersecurity official at the National Security Agency (NSA). […]
Lawmakers including Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., along with policy experts issued a call this week at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing for a comprehensive Federal online privacy law as the first step in mitigating risks and harms that artificial intelligence (AI) may pose to the American people. […]
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted today to approve several cybersecurity-related bills, including the Cybersecurity Awareness Act of 2023, and the DHS International Cyber Partner Act of 2023. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and a host of overseas cybersecurity authorities today published a joint cybersecurity advisory on the threat posed by LockBit ransomware. […]
The House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation subcommittee voted unanimously today to approve a tech-and cyber-focused legislative proposal within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. […]