Black & Veatch Partners With Idaho National Laboratory to Promote New Cybersecurity Methodology

Black & Veatch has partnered with Idaho National Laboratory on the use of Consequence-Driven Cyber-Informed Engineering, a patent-pending methodology that will improve security within the nation’s utility infrastructure. Under the deal, the Kansas-based engineering company will expand its services to include information security posture enhancements for operational technology systems, which are vulnerable to cyberattack, BV […]
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DISA Exploring How AI, Machine Learning Can Bolster Cybersecurity

The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to strategically use artificial intelligence to enhance its defensive cyber capabilities. Rear Adm. William Chase III, deputy commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, said that the threat of malware has grown to become “essentially organized crime on an international scale,” Nextgov reported Monday. The agency […]
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DOD CIO Nominee Aims to Lessen CMMC Burden for Small, Medium-Sized Businesses

John Sherman, President Joe Biden’s pick for the role of Department of Defense chief information officer, said at his confirmation hearing that he intends to make the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements less burdensome for small and medium-sized businesses. Small businesses have been clamoring for a more lenient CMMC audit and have sought to be […]
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Federal CISO Chris DeRusha Takes On Duties as Deputy National Cyber Director

Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer within the Office of Management and Budget, will take on additional responsibilities as deputy national cyber director for federal cybersecurity. National Cyber Director Chris Inglis said DeRusha’s appointment will benefit cybersecurity officials in federal agencies, CyberScoop reported. The Office of the National Cyber Director is a newly […]
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Resource Persons at House Hearing Underscore Need for Cyber Threat Information Sharing

A House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday saw cybersecurity experts and former federal officials stressing the need to bolster information-sharing between the public and private sectors around cyber threats for planes, trains and pipelines. Witnesses also called for new regulatory measures that could potentially help increase trust between government agencies and private sector stakeholders […]
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