The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI has advised organizations to remain alert to ransomware during holidays, including the forthcoming Labor Day. CISA said organizations should perform preemptive threat hunting on their networks and other mitigation steps during the days leading up to holidays and weekends. While the agencies do not have cyberthreat […]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Maryorkas, a 2021 Wash100 winner, has released a statement on the launch of the Cybersecurity Talent Management System. DHS created CTMS to address the challenges it is facing in hiring and retaining professionals with the skills needed for its cybersecurity mission, Mayorkas said. DHS established a new Cybersecurity Service […]
Federal agencies have been given a two-month deadline to assess how well they log cybersecurity incident data against a new maturity model released on Friday. As part of the Office of Management and Budget directive, agencies must also identify gaps, develop plans to mitigate those problems and submit cost estimates to the OMB Resource Management […]
Mission Critical Partners, a public safety technology company, is set to start selling cybersecurity training sessions for professionals focused on public safety, according to a recent announcement. The four-hour courses will begin this September and October. The effort comes amid growing demand among the company’s clients to have cybersecurity training designed for emergency responders. Mission […]
In drafting the markup on the Biden administration’s FY2022 defense spending bill, the House Armed Services Committee called for the creation of two new entities to bolster public-private cyber information sharing and collaboration, as well as a new Defense Information Systems Agency program management office to handle cyber products procurement, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. A […]
President Joe Biden has met with private-sector and education leaders to discuss ways to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity. Several technology companies and cybersecurity groups announced the individual initiatives they plan to launch to support the administration’s effort, according to a White House fact sheet released Wednesday. Apple said it will create a new program aimed at […]
The Department of Homeland Security has developed a service designed to hire and manage cybersecurity professionals outside traditional civil service requirements. The DHS Cybersecurity Service is part of the Cyber Talent Management System, which seeks to address the department’s “historical and ongoing challenges” in hiring and retaining professionals with the necessary skills to assist the […]
Jen Easterly, the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, wants to be more proactive in dealing with cyber incidents and break the cycle of cleaning up after big hacks. Easterly, who recently spoke with CyberScoop, expressed disappointment in the reactive approach to cyber intrusions, arguing that federal and private sector organizations are […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has expanded its technological cooperation with Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency. CISA Director Jen Easterly and CSA Chief Executive David Koh signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on critical technologies and research and development. The memorandum also strengthens information sharing, international cybersecurity exchanges and cooperation through joint exercises, […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development has been asked by its inspector general to improve its ways of handling personally identifiable information. In an audit published earlier this month, the IG identified various failures, including the reliance of USAID on outdated data loss procedures and insufficient role-based privacy training. The oversight body also took note […]
