The Department of Defense will formally launch a new zero trust implementation office sometime in December, a top department official said. Zero trust is a modern cybersecurity model that operates under the assumption that a threat is already inside a network’s security perimeter. The architecture will not trust any user based solely on its physical […]
The revamped version of the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification could take as much as two years before taking effect, the head of the program said. Speaking at a town hall meeting, Buddy Dees, director of CMMC within the office of the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, said the rulemaking process for the […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will release directives aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in the water and chemical industries, the agency’s top official said during an industry event hosted by Wired. CISA Director Jen Easterly said that the directives will be part of a larger effort to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure sectors, FCW […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Colorado-based Axellio a $4.97 million contract to expand the Garrison Defensive Cyberspace Operations Platform. Work on the contract will ensure that GDP can be deployed from anywhere around the world. Axellio, a provider of cyber threat detection and response solutions, will work with World Wide Technology to provide defense cyber […]
Chief information officers representing several federal agencies called for the allocation of more congressional funds so their agencies can afford to comply with a recent cybersecurity executive order. President Joe Biden’s EO, which was signed in May, directs agencies to put in place zero trust architectures and multi-factor authentication, prompting the CIOs to bring up […]
Cloudera said that its integrated data platform offers capabilities aligned with the Biden administration’s mandate to strengthen the government’s cybersecurity. The company launched Cloudera Data Platform in September 2019, touting an enterprise data management solution that offers a range of analytics, edge-computing and artificial intelligence capabilities. CDP boasts a combination of real-time threat detection capabilities […]
A group of senators has introduced an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act instructing the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to decide which government agency should enforce the rule requiring private industry to report cybersecurity incidents to the government. According to the amendment document, the CISA director will have the […]
The Department of State is offering a reward worth up to $10 million for information that can help lead to the arrest of key leaders of the cybercrime group that hacked Colonial Pipeline in May. Known as DarkSide, the Russia-linked hacker group used a ransomware variant to temporarily shut down the oil pipeline company’s operations, […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a cybersecurity strategy aimed at preventing exposure and corruption of veterans’ data. The strategy outlines five main goals. The first focuses on securing and protecting VA and veteran information. To do so, the agency will work on identifying and tagging sensitive data, protecting at-rest and in-transit data and […]
President Joe Biden is preparing an executive order that aims to codify the responsibilities of several high-ranking cybersecurity officials in the federal government, according to a top cyber official in the White House. National Cyber Director Chris Inglis said the executive order will address concerns about potential overlaps in responsibilities among the top cyber offices, […]
