The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency plans to launch a series of 60-day cyber-focused sprints to address gaps in cybersecurity. The sprints will have six focus areas: countering ransomware, improving industrial control systems security, protecting transportation and pipeline systems data, enhancing election security, building international partnerships on cybersecurity and filling in open cybersecurity roles in the […]
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has opposed statements by lawmakers urging the president to quickly nominate a national cyber director. The national cyber director role was created with the enactment of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The role will advise the president on how to coordinate defensive […]
The Department of Homeland Security reported that hackers gained access to email accounts of “a small number of employees” during the SolarWinds data breach. The hackers targeted then-acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and at least one other cabinet member, forcing top department officials to get new phones with the encrypted messaging system Signal installed, the […]
Matthew Travis, a seasoned homeland security executive, has been named the first chief executive officer of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body. As CEO, he will be tasked to lead the day-to-day operations of CMMC-AB, advancing the organization’s mission to operationalize CMMC assessments and training across the defense industrial base. Travis joins the accreditation […]
The Department of Defense said its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is undergoing a routine “internal review.” According to DOD spokesperson Jessica Maxwell, the department is determining whether the program is accomplishing its stated goals while not creating unnecessary barriers for defense contractors, FedScoop reported Tuesday. CMMC is the Pentagon’s metric for determining contractors’ ability […]
The National Governors Association, which is headed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has chosen the states of Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Washington to help boost whole-of-state practices that promote cybersecurity. The NGA’s 2021 Policy Academy is an initiative aimed at helping U.S. states and territories “develop, refine and share” best practices in cybersecurity. The […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking sources that can provide cybersecurity research, development and implementation support services. The contractor will support the Information Technology Laboratory’s Computer Security Division, which plays a role in national and international cybersecurity, NIST said in a notice posted on SAM .gov. NIST said it expects CSD’s role […]
SourceAmerica announced on Thursday, March 25th that the company is offering a new financial assistance grant, valued at seven to nine million dollars over five-years, for its network nonprofit agencies that are holding government contracts, in order to assist them with required cybersecurity upgrades. “Cybersecurity continues to be a top priority for all businesses […]
Cyemptive Technologies, a company that develops preemptive cybersecurity products, has released Cyemptive Zero Trust Access, a technology designed to offer secure access to networks from remote locations. CZTA is specifically designed to provide members of both government and commercial workforces with secure remote access, which is one of the biggest issues in cybersecurity currently faced […]
The continued vacancy of the national cyber director role at the White House is raising concerns among lawmakers. In a letter sent to the White House, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., asked that the Biden administration prioritize the nomination of a national cyber director. Maloney argued that the lack of centralized and coordinated cybersecurity leadership at […]
