FERC Seeks Incentives for Voluntary Cybersecurity Improvements Made by Public Utilities

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to implement an incentive-based policy that rewards electric companies for voluntarily investing in certain cybersecurity improvements. In a notice of proposed rulemaking published on the Federal Register, FERC suggested that the federal government cover costs incurred by public utilities for any cybersecurity improvements they make to their infrastructure that […]
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NIST Introduces New Security Requirements to Improve Data Confidentiality

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an accompanying document to Special Publication 800-171 that provides federal agencies with enhanced security requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information. SP 800-172, which was published in light of the SolarWinds Orion hack, offers security controls to help agencies structure systems to be resistant against malicious actors, […]
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Mercury Systems Introduces New Secure Rackmount Server for C4ISR, AI Applications

Mercury Systems, a company that develops mission-critical technologies for the defense and aerospace industries, has released a new secure server. The RES Trust XR6 rackmount server, equipped with Mercury Systems’ BuiltSECURE technology, is designed to operate in harsh environments. According to the company, the new secure server delivers trusted performance and built-in data integrity protection […]
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HASC Sets Up New Subcommittees to Focus on Cybersecurity, Intelligence, Special Ops

The House Armed Services Committee has introduced two new subcommittees to share the portfolio of the now defunct intelligence and emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee. The first subcommittee, to be chaired by Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., will be dedicated to cybersecurity, emerging technologies and information systems. Another subcommittee, which will be led by Rep. Ruben […]
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CISA to Pilot Connectivity Solution for Improved First Responder Communications

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will use a connectivity solution in support of an ongoing program dedicated to providing priority voice, data and video communications to first responders and emergency managers. As part of the second phase of the Next Generation Network Priority Service program, CISA will pilot a technology called Comm3, which is […]
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