Dragos has entered into an engagement agreement with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Center of Excellence to promote cybersecurity and resilience in the defense industrial base. As part of the agreement, Dragos and the CMMC COE will carry out efforts to further the adoption, use and expansion of CMMC-based cybersecurity practices. Both parties will also […]
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body has announced the forthcoming departure of board members Ben Tchoubineh and Nicole Dean. Both officials have been with the CMMC-AB since its inception in January 2020, helping lay the groundwork for the implementation of the Department of Defense‘s new contractor cybersecurity standards. Over the past year, Tchoubineh and […]
The Air Force has awarded Illumio a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research contract to demonstrate technology for ensuring trusted communications for workloads. Illumio said that its offering, the Illumio Core, was designed to protect high-value federal applications and datacenters by reducing their attack surfaces. “This is done through real-time visibility into applications and workloads […]
Lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that would elevate the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s role in protecting industrial control systems. The Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control Systems Enhancement Act of 2021 would mandate CISA’s director to help the private sector and federal government agencies monitor threats to industrial control systems, FCW said. “These […]
The Computing Technology Industry Association has lauded President Joe Biden’s approval of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, citing technology investments that promote stronger cybersecurity and systems modernization. According to CompTIA, the funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provides more support to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity capabilities in response to ongoing threats. […]
The FBI’s Enterprise Security Operations Center has posted a request for information for cybersecurity support. The bureau plans to upgrade its cybersecurity in accordance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s guidance on protecting federal information technology, according to the RFI posted on SAM .gov. NIST Special Publication 800-37 provides guidelines on how organizations […]
A top official from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told lawmakers in a recent House hearing that no federal civilian agencies thus far have been compromised by the vulnerabilities found in Microsoft’s Exchange software. Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director of CISA’s cybersecurity division, added that the investigations are ongoing, with new updates emerging every […]
Jacobs said it has partnered with IronNet, a cybersecurity company, to jointly develop an end-to-end solution for defending organizations from hard-to-detect cyberattacks. Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of cyber and intelligence within Jacobs’ critical mission solutions division, said IronNet’s advanced collective capabilities will help organizations stay a step ahead of cyber threats. Nieves is a […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is collaborating with other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security to clarify cybersecurity controls, an effort that would allow the DHS to automate its processes. During the Cyber Compliance Boosted by Automation webinar hosted by the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center, FEMA CIO […]
The role of the Cyber National Mission Force‘s emerging threats task force is focused on protecting critical military infrastructure, according to a spokesperson from U.S. Cyber Command. USCYEBRCOM established an emerging threats task force as part of the 2018 reorganization of CNMF, which is responsible for countering nation-state actors in cyberspace, the spokesperson told C4ISRNET. […]
