The Department of Defense has designated Carahsoft’s blanket purchase agreement for Splunk solutions as a Core Enterprise Technology Agreement. As a CETA, Carahsoft’s purchasing vehicle is now mandatory for all DOD customers who want to acquire Splunk products and services. Carahsoft is the second vendor to have ever received the CETA designation. The first was […]
Applied Insight, a government technology provider, has announced an update for its cloud-based platform designed to help defense contractors comply with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements. The Altitude platform’s new features will allow it to serve as a plug-and-play compliance solution for federal contractors working with the Department of Defense, Applied Insight said. “We can […]
David McKeown, the Department of Defense’s chief information security officer, said he wants to establish an office responsible for accelerating the agency’s adoption of zero trust. A zero trust security model operates as if a threat has already breached the perimeter and limits access to information for even users on the inside. McKeown told the […]
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bipartisan bill that aims to improve the country’s ability to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Once enacted, the Cyber Diplomacy Act would require the establishment of a new Office of Cyber Issues within the Department of State. The proposed legislation also calls for the appointment […]
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 […]
