Carahsoft Technology announced that it is now the exclusive U.S. distributor for all Broadcom Software solutions to channel partners in the public sector, serving the federal, state and local government markets as well as the education market. This follows the signing of an exclusive Public Sector Cybersecurity Aggregator partnership agreement with Broadcom Incorporated, which owns […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will modify its zero trust maturity model to better align it with the agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, an official said. CISA launched the CDM program in 2012 to provide cybersecurity tools, services and dashboards to government agencies seeking to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and streamline regulatory compliance, […]
The White House has endorsed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, a bill that would require critical infrastructure operators to report cyberattacks and ransomware payments. According to Emily Horne, a spokesperson at the National Security Council, the bill is part of the Biden administration’s effort to modernize the country’s cyber defenses […]
Maj. Gen. William Hartman, commander of the cyber national mission force, on Friday revealed that the U.S. Cyber Command has deployed personnel to foreign nations 27 times in the last four years to help allies strengthen their cyber defenses against threats. He said that many of these deployments were carried out amid the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working on a program aimed at labeling consumer internet of things devices based on their cybersecurity, an official said. Katerina Megas, manager of the agency’s IoT cybersecurity program, said that the effort will be informed by the “collective brainstorming” of industry players, government agencies and consumers. The […]
The Senate has approved the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act by unanimous consent. The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 by Sens. Rob Portman and Gary Peters. The bill combines the Cyber Incident Reporting Act, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2021 and the Federal Secure Cloud Improvement and Jobs Act. It includes measures to […]
Rep. Andrew Garbarino on Tuesday introduced new legislation that would allocate federal grants to state governments to provide a stronger cybersecurity education through state and local schools. The New York lawmaker’s proposed Cybersecurity Grants For Schools Act of 2022 authorizes the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to distribute federal funding to schools, […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking feedback on its draft cybersecurity practice guide for the manufacturing sector. NIST’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence recently released a white paper titled “Responding to and Recovering From a Cyberattack: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector.” NCCoE wants industry to comment on how the agency can better refine […]
The Federal Communications Commission will has issued a notice of inquiry to find ways to secure the Border Gateway Protocol internet routing system. According to the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security warned U.S. organizations that they could face cyber threats as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The FCC will look into the […]
Arizona-headquartered cybersecurity company Acronis SCS announced the launch of its Cyber Protect Cloud offering. The new product was designed to help drive managed service providers’ operational efficiency while protecting the nation’s networks, Acronis SCS said Tuesday. Acronis SCS said its new solution has already been adopted by more than 19 MSPs and cloud distributors. The […]
