The Employee Benefits Security Administration within the Department of Labor has released new cybersecurity guidance to protect American workers’ retirement benefits and personal information. The guidance seeks to keep defined benefit plan participants in private pension plans and defined contribution plan participants safe from both internal and external cybersecurity threats, the DOL said. It comes […]
The U.S. Transportation Command plans to launch a pilot version of the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. USTRANSCOM spokesperson Laura Fogerty said the effort will serve as preparation for broader adoption of CMMC in the future, FCW reported Thursday. The command is still developing the requirements for the pilot, while the market […]
Earthling Security, a cloud and cybersecurity company, has become a registered provider organization under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The Department of Defense established the CMMC framework in early 2020 to raise the cybersecurity maturity standard among defense contractors, Earthling Security said Wednesday. As an RPO, Earthling Security may now help defense contractors prepare […]
A new report from the Intelligence Community underscores the growing cyber threat posed by the U.S.’ foreign adversaries. In its annual threat assessment report, the IC said cyber threats from nation states and their surrogates will remain acute. The intelligence agencies also noted that states’ increasing use of cyber operations as a tool of national […]
Rob Joyce, a past Wash100 winner, has formally assumed the position of cybersecurity director at the National Security Agency. Joyce leads the Cybersecurity Directorate, an organization within the NSA tasked with protecting the Department of Defense, National Security Systems and the defense industrial base from cyber threats, CHIPS Magazine reported. The Cybersecurity Directorate was launched […]
Nvidia, a computer graphics company, has launched an application framework designed to provide artificial intelligence capabilities to cybersecurity developers. Morpheus is a cloud-native cybersecurity framework that uses machine learning techniques to identify threats such as leaks of unencrypted data, phishing attacks and malware, Nvidia said Monday. Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, said Morpheus […]
StrikeForce Technologies has announced its acquisition of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, a New Jersey-based company that offers cybersecurity, privacy and data protection solutions for businesses. StrikeForce said the acquisition would improve its portfolio with the introduction of cost-effective cybersecurity solutions, in addition to enabling new channel distribution strategies. Mark Kay, CEO at StrikeForce, claimed that CRS […]
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center has launched a 12-month pilot program aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in the defense industrial base. During the Defense Industrial Base Vulnerability Disclosure Program pilot, security researchers and cybersecurity experts will try to identify weaknesses in more than 100 defense assets across various organizations, CHIPS Magazine reported. DC3 said […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced a new tool to detect post-threat compromise activity from the SolarWinds incident. CISA’s Aviary dashboard goes hand in hand with Sparrow, a threat detection tool that the agency released in December to help network defenders find Azure/Microsoft O365 accounts that may have been compromised by the SolarWinds […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is funding an effort to enhance the cybersecurity of legacy emergency communications infrastructure. SecuLore Solutions, a Maryland-based cybersecurity product developer, will help S&T leverage analytics and cyber data to mitigate threats to both legacy systems and emerging security technologies, DHS said Thursday. The company said that […]
