The Biden-Harris administration has released the second version of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan, an update to the federal government’s efforts to improve the national cyber posture. Among the new objectives included in NCSIP Version 2 are strengthening the cyber resilience of the health care sector and advancing the collaboration between federal, state, local, […]
The Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced new and departing members of the Cyber Safety Review Board. On Monday, the DHS named Jamil Jafer of the National Security Institute, past Potomac Officers Club event speaker David Luber of the NSA, Katie Nickels of Red Canary and past Wash100 winner […]
Experts have agreed that adopting innovative technologies, enhancing existing cyber systems and investing in growing the cyber workforce are vital steps in preparing to address threats from adversaries. At the Space Systems Command’s third annual Cyber Expo, Col. Craig Frank, director of SSC’s Chief Information Office, said partnerships between the public and private sectors will […]
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, has emphasized the importance of good cyber hygiene in preventing cyberattacks. Speaking before members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Haines, a past Wash100 winner and Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that hackers are taking advantage of the weak cyber posture of the U.S. critical infrastructure sector, which […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have issued the Eliminating Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities in Software Secure by Design alert. The move follows recent cyberattacks, including the ones on ConnectWise and Cisco’s applications, that exploited companies’ traversal vulnerabilities, compromising critical infrastructure such as health care institutions and disrupting critical services such as hospital […]
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are co-sponsoring the Secure AI Act of 2024 to strengthen safeguards against cyberthreats involving artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation focuses on updating existing vulnerability reporting mechanisms, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Vulnerability Database and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Common Vulnerabilities and […]
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has placed a new task order with Houston, Texas-based science, technology and engineering company KBR for operations, maintenance and security at its facilities in Washington, D.C. The new indefinite-quantity/indefinite-quantity recompete contract, valued at an estimated $34 million, covers five years and expands KBR’s scope and services to include the NRL […]
An advisory from various federal agencies has warned of a possible Russia-backed cyberattack on the water systems in North America and Europe. According to the advisory, pro-Russia activists are targeting the facilities due to their poor security standards. It added that operations have been observed since 2022 and as recently as April. Hackers usually target […]
Carahsoft will serve as QuintessenceLabs’ public sector distributor in a new partnership aimed at strengthening government agencies’ cybersecurity posture. The partnership is a response to the evolving threat landscape, including the ones potentially caused by quantum computers, Carahsoft said. To address such emerging threats, QuintessenceLabs helps agencies build adaptable cybersecurity infrastructure, protecting sensitive data across […]
A White House memo aims to intensify the federal government’s efforts to improve the cyber posture of the nation’s critical infrastructure sector. On Tuesday, the White House National Security Council issued the “National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience,” a document that builds on the achievements of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency […]
