The Department of Defense has awarded the University of Detroit Mercy $1.12 million in funding to build the Metro-Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute. The institute will function as a regional cybersecurity consortium that will be led and managed by Detroit Mercy. The consortium will bring together various academic institutions in southeast Michigan and include the […]
Facebook revealed on Thursday that Iran is bolstering efforts to exploit U.S. and allied targets in cyberspace by launching social engineering campaigns against military personnel and defense industry workers. Tehran’s latest campaign uses a series of sophisticated fake online personas to reach out to U.S. soldiers and employees of major defense companies, Illinois News Live […]
The U.S. and its key allies are poised to expose “malicious cyber activities” being conducted by the People’s Republic of China, vowing that steps would be taken to stop such machinations. In a statement, senior Biden administration officials said details proving Beijing’s involvement in global hacking operations would be brought out in the open, ANI […]
Lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity workforce. The DHS Reform Act of 2021 includes provisions aimed at tracking the performance of the new Cyber Talent Management System that the agency is currently implementing, Nextgov reported Thursday. The CTMS project aims to overhaul how the DHS and the Cybersecurity […]
Government agencies have announced new resources and initiatives to protect businesses and communities against ransomware attacks. On July 14, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with other federal organizations, launched the StopRansomware .gov website with the aim of combating threats posed by ransomware. The website serves as a one-stop-shop […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal agencies to shut down the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service due to a flaw that attackers could use to take over systems remotely. Under the emergency directive, the Department of Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity organization also directed all government agencies to implement Microsoft security updates by […]
A proposed budget increase for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is getting resistance from a member of the House Appropriations Committee due to disputes over immigration issues. Tennesee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said that while the proposed investment is generally worthy of support, matters concerning immigration prevent him from supporting the bill in its current […]
The Department of Defense wants to expand requirements for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessments, which, according to sources familiar with the matter, could drive up costs for some companies in the defense industrial base. Under the proposed changes, certified third party assessor organizations would have to hire four full-time provisional assessors for Level 3 CMMC […]
The U.S. Air Force has signed patent license agreements to distribute its malicious file detection software to private sector companies. The Whiddler software employs a signatureless threat detection and protection approach, enabling it to pick out potentially harmful files that would otherwise not be identified by antivirus software. An initial technology transfer deal overseen by […]
President Joe Biden’s May 12 executive order set the stage for a long-term strategy for enhancing the federal government’s cybersecurity, according to an official from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Matt Hartman, deputy assistant director of cybersecurity at CISA, said many of the core issues the executive order is trying to address can only […]
