The Office of Management and Budget plans to release new secure software guidance to help federal agencies implement President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order. The guidance will revolve around applying standards to the software that government agencies buy. According to Federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha, the guidance is based on the Secure Software […]
Sens. Jacky Rosen and Bill Cassidy have introduced a new bill aimed at protecting the United States health care sector from the potential of Russian state-sponsored cyber attacks. The lawmakers noted that health centers save lives and hold a lot of sensitive, personal information, Nextgov reported Friday. The bill’s introduction comes at the heels of […]
Federal agencies have published details about past Russia-linked cyberattacks against international and U.S. energy organizations. The Department of Energy, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI issued a joint cybersecurity advisory about state-sponsored cyber campaigns between 2011 and 2018. While the advisory contains details about historical incidents, Russian state-sponsored cyber operations still threaten the […]
Russian agents are likely to stage cyberattacks targeting American companies in retaliation for actions taken by the United States in opposition to the invasion of Ukraine, the Federal Bureau of Investigation‘s director warned. The warning echoed an earlier White House message, which called on businesses to bolster cyber defenses and prepare for potential attacks as […]
Parsons announced that it will support an upcoming military cyber competition hosted by the National Security Agency. The NSA Cyber Exercise is a year-long program that culminates in a three-day competition involving military academies, military service college students and NSA employees in development programs. The last leg of NCX will be held virtually from March […]
Virginia-headquartered Peraton announced that it has been awarded a $254 million contract to support the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service with cybersecurity operations over the next five years. The Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission Support Services contract calls for the provision of a full suite of cybersecurity support, including incident management, threat analysis and penetration […]
The United States’ maritime transportation sector is wide open to cyberattacks by Russian adversaries and must be protected at all costs, according to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly. The official referred to ports as a “soft spot” in America’s critical infrastructure, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Speaking at the Hack the Port 22 conference […]
The Army’s new Cyber Military Intelligence Group is combining military intelligence and open-source intelligence to support cyber missions, a spokesperson said. CMIG is in charge of fulfilling the intelligence needs of the Army Cyber Command, which has responsibilities in cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare and information operations. The spokesperson added that the new group is using […]
The U.S. government is asking private sector organizations to address known vulnerabilities and improve their cybersecurity postures in light of a possible Russian cyberattack. Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the White House, said during a press conference that evolving threat intelligence indicates that the Russian government is […]
Forescout Technologies and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are jointly developing cybersecurity guidance for manufacturing organizations. Work is being done as part of the NIST Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s “Protecting Information and System Integrity in Industrial Control System Environments” project. The effort is specifically aimed at helping organizations bolster the cybersecurity of their […]
