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, […]
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 […]
The Department of Defense has revamped the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, with a focus on simplifying contractor requirements and minimizing barriers to compliance. In its updated guidance issued Thursday, the DOD announced that the number of CMMC maturity levels has been reduced from five to three. Contractors seeking foundational compliance under level 1 of […]
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 […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has launched a new cyber defense unit at its support facility in New Orleans. The Network Activity Reserve will work on hardening, defending and countering cyber threats for the Reserve Component spread across the country at 158 home training centers. According to Maj. Vincent Sapeda, executive officer of NetAct-Res, unit members […]
Three senators are calling for a review of the Transportation Security Agency‘s emergency directives for pipeline infrastructure security. In a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security inspector general, the lawmakers said TSA created the emergency security directives in a manner that diverts from its usual collaboration with industry experts. Senators added that TSA […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking industry support to modernize existing technologies. One of the key focuses that the agency wants to focus on is network security, according to officials. During an industry day event on Friday, DISA hyped up the Thunderdome initiative, an effort to implement zero trust security architecture on the agency’s […]
