The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a request for information in support of the 2021 President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition. CISA is looking for contractors that can provide support services to the PCCC national event aimed at identifying, challenging and rewarding the best cybersecurity talent in the federal workforce based on the elements of […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released new guidance to help organizations protect sensitive and personal information from ransomware-caused data breaches. The guidance recognizes the shift in ransomware tactics, with malicious actors abandoning their previous passive approach of rendering devices unusable until the ransom is paid. Now, attackers threaten to sell or leak sensitive […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation does not have adequate security authorizations for a tool designed to create secure, temporary Wi-Fi networks, according to the agency’s inspector general. In a memorandum released Tuesday, the IG cited “Concerns Related to the FDIC’s Pending Authorization to Operate Its External Wireless Network Solution Cloud Service,” emphasizing that the wireless […]
The Census Bureau could have done better in mitigating a cybersecurity incident that affected its servers in January 2020, according to a federal auditor. Hackers targetted the bureau’s remote access servers, which staffers use to access production, development and lab networks. System personnel said the servers are not linked to the ones used for the […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology considers President Joe Biden’s cyber executive order as a “necessary shock to the system” to drive network security efforts. The EO, released in May, requires agencies to enact Biden’s plan to revamp the federal government’s cybersecurity under timelines as short as within 30 days after the order’s signing. […]
Logical Operations, an instructor-led courseware provider, has launched course materials for the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. Government contractors need to comply with CMMC to do business with the DOD and its associated agencies. Certification entails that an organization’s cybersecurity systems are resilient enough to protect vital U.S. assets from hostile actors […]
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body has designated ABS Quality Evaluations as a CMMC certified third party assessor organization candidate. ABS QE is the business assurance and management systems certification subsidiary of ABS Group of Companies. According to ABS QE, the designation marks the first in a series of steps that would authorize companies […]
The Department of Defense has awarded deception platform provider CounterCraft a production contract to support an effort aimed at scaling its deception technology solution across the military “more quickly and easily.” The new contract follows a prototype agreement that the company previously signed with the Defense Innovation Unit. The agreement was meant to enable the […]
The U.S. Navy wants to build up its resilience against emerging cyber threats, but before applying technological solutions, the service must first change its workforces’ habits, a ranking officer close to the matter said. Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and director of naval intelligence, called the risk […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency invited hackers to break into software designed for remote-controlled quadcopters. During the 2021 DEF CON, a convention-within-a-convention that focused on hacking air and spacecraft, participants demonstrated the vulnerability of conventional software architectures for flight control and the importance of high-assurance software techniques such as DARPA’s High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems. […]
