The Department of Defense has announced the establishment of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy to centralize oversight of cyber operations, fulfilling a mandate within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. The assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy will be the senior official crafting and supervising […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will seek public comments on its proposal to implement the regulations under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. According to the Federal Register, the notice of proposed rulemaking will be published on Thursday. CIRCIA’s implementation will enable enhanced incident reporting to capture information needed to […]
Advanced technology, science and engineering services provider ECS Federal announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $120 million contract to its subsidiary Iron Vine Security for cybersecurity support to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The task for the CMS Cybersecurity Integration Center Operations will extend up to 2029 […]
A joint alert from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI urged technology manufacturers to conduct formal evaluations of their software products to eliminate security weaknesses arising from structured query language injection. The agencies released the advisory, “Secure by Design Alert, Eliminating SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Software,” following a recent SQLi attack on […]
KBR has secured a $60.7 million task order to provide cybersecurity support to the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. The contract, with a potential four-year value of $245.6 million, will support the Defense Health Agency’s cybersecurity and risk management framework initiatives, KBR said. KBR will provide comprehensive cybersecurity and information assurance services for DHA within […]
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command personnel have deployed to Okinawa, Japan, in a move to enhance cybersecurity for units operating worldwide. The deployment marks the first implementation of a new rotational force concept that integrates defensive cyber specialists within tactical and operational units across geographic combatant commands, DVIDS reported. In the Western Pacific, […]
Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, a bill that would advance and accelerate payments to health care providers affected by a cyberattack. The Act will modify several sections of the existing Medicare Hospital Accelerated Payment Program and the Medicare Part B Advance Payment Program, including ensuring […]
SolarWinds has submitted a self-attestation form to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, confirming that the company’s software products were built using secure development practices. According to the company, it is the first software provider to comply with the CISA requirement to submit the Secure Software Development Attestation Form through the Repository for Software Attestations […]
President Joe Biden is set to nominate Michael Sulmeyer as the first assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, a newly established role, the White House revealed Thursday. The position, mandated by the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, will oversee the Department of Defense’s cyber policies. Formerly, the highest-ranking cyber position at the Pentagon […]
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are hosting the Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge to encourage the use of artificial intelligence-powered solutions against cyberattacks. Renee Wegrzyn, director at ARPA-H, said the competition aims to produce solutions that address limitations experienced with using off-the-shelf software tools for detecting cyberthreats […]
