The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to improve three of its cyber defense programs for critical infrastructures, particularly the systems against Chinese cyberattacks, Jen Easterly, CISA director, told a hearing of the House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee on Tuesday. Easterly, a 2024 Wash100 award winner, pointed out to the lawmakers that the improvement plan […]
The Federal Trade Commission has widened protections for consumers’ health data collected by digital health tools through its final revisions of the Health Breach Notification Rule. The updated HBNR broadens its reach to encompass health apps and similar technologies not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It means companies that fall under […]
The Department of Defense is taking a new approach to attracting cyber talent. In an interview with Federal News Network at the recent West 2024 conference, Matthew Isnor, the branch chief for cyber workforce development in the department’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, said that the Pentagon is thinking outside the box in talent […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is addressing the growing number of ransomware attacks targeting various organizations through cyber hygiene. Through the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot, CISA aims to promote a proactive approach to cybersecurity, preventing malicious actors from accessing and deploying ransomware on networks. CISA emphasized the critical role to be played by its […]
Walacor has entered into a distribution partnership with Carahsoft to bring data security solutions to the public sector. Carahsoft will introduce the Walacor data security platform to government agencies through its reseller partners and National Association of State Procurement Officials and OMNIA Partners contracts. The platform supports S3 integrations, provides data governance and visibility and […]
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has disclosed her office’s plan to start offering an automated vulnerability warning program, alerting organizations when they are targeted by hackers. The U.S. cybersecurity agency chief, a 2024 Wash100 winner, discussed how organizations benefit from the program and how it would use its administrative subpoena […]
Terrence Hayes, press secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said that the cyberattack that paralyzed health care payment system Change Healthcare did not result in significant delays within the agency. Hayes shared how the VA rapidly moved to address the more than 40,000 veterans’ medications impacted by the cyber incident, ensuring that the breach […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is aiming to provide a list of critical software products to federal agencies by September 30 in a move to strengthen federal cybersecurity. The list will serve as a reference point, highlighting examples of software that aligns with criteria set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and […]
Anne Marie Schumann has taken her oath of office as the new principal cyber adviser of the Department of the Navy. In the said role, she will provide cyber-related advice to the secretary of the Navy, the chief of naval operations and the commandant of the Marine Corps; facilitate the implementation of the Department of […]
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency are teaming up to develop the Vulnerability Disclosure Program for the Defense Industrial Base. Also known as DIB-VDP, the voluntary and free program aims to enhance the cybersecurity posture of companies supporting the DIB, as defined by 32 Code of Federal […]
