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. […]
The Department of Homeland Security is considering implementing a program similar to the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification to further protect sensitive information stored on contractor networks. The effort is still in its infancy, with the DHS conducting a pathfinder assessment to determine the need to launch its own contractor cyber compliance program, FedScoop reported. […]
Despite the premium the U.S. Navy has placed on cybersecurity in recent years, a report revealed that some of the service’s most valuable assets may have been left out. According to an internal audit obtained by media, vessels under Naval Submarine Force Pacific and their tenders have not been getting the required internal and external […]
The United States has made significant progress in strengthening its cybersecurity in the wake of multiple high-profile cyberattacks, a congressional commission said. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission said nearly 75 percent of the 82 recommendations it made in a March 2020 report have either been implemented or on track to be implemented, CyberScoop reported Thursday. CSC […]
The Department of Health and Human Services is turning to zero trust to protect its information technology infrastructure, a top official said. HHS Chief Information Officer Gerry Caron said the department currently uses a hierarchical “stovepiped” approach to cybersecurity, GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported Wednesday. “What we’re talking about with zero trust is a true […]
The Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum on Tuesday requiring all federal agencies to protect on-premise software in line with recent guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Agencies must first identify critical software, including those currently in use or in the process of acquisition, within 60 days of the […]
