Cybersecurity companies and industry groups asked lawmakers to give organizations at least 72 hours to report cyber breaches to the federal government as opposed to the 24-hour deadline outlined in a Senate bill circulating in Congress. Calls for an extended cyber incident reporting timeline were raised during a hearing of a new cyber notification bill […]
The Government Accountability Office is assessing the cybersecurity impacts of technologies adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Franks, the GAO’s director of IT and cybersecurity, said the agency aims to release a report on the subject by early 2022 but refused to get into the details of the findings so far. Franks noted […]
Security and compliance automation firm Adlumin has introduced a new assessment tool designed for U.S. defense contractors required to comply with the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. Through the CMMC assessment tool, users will be able to gauge their progress in achieving the CMMC level that is appropriate for their organization or the level […]
The FBI warned organizations about Hive, the ransomware group identified as the culprit behind the recent cyberattack on Memorial Health System. In a flash alert, the FBI noted that the group’s primary tactics include sending phishing emails to gain access to networks and using Remote Desktop Protocol to initiate network lateral movement. According to the […]
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 […]
