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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a guide supplementing its infrastructure resilience planning framework for local government and private sector partnerships to boost critical U.S. infrastructure protection against cyberattacks.  According to David Mussington, CISA’s executive assistant director for infrastructure security, the new playbook not only defines the IRPF steps but also guides communities […]

Absolute Security has initiated the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization process for its cyber resilience solution. The move positions the company to expand its customer base to include highly regulated government agencies that rely on FedRAMP-compliant cloud services, Absolute said. Now designated “In-Process,” the Absolute Cyber Resilience Platform offers robust visibility and control […]

The Office of the National Cyber Director is taking a collaborative approach to execute its mandate, according to National Cyber Director Harry Coker. In an interview with CyberScoop, Coker, a Potomac Officers Club member, discussed how partnering with other federal agencies allows the ONCD to maximize another institution’s expertise. On why his office frequently works […]

SentinelOne has partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to strengthen government-wide cyberdefense. The partnership, which supports the agency’s Persistent Access Capability initiative, will focus on improving the security of government information technology assets and critical infrastructure, SentinelOne said. Under the agreement, SentinelOne will use its Singularity Platform to provide CISA with artificial intelligence-powered […]

Commvault is expanding its public sector presence by collaborating with Carahsoft Technology, making its cyber resilience and data protection solutions more accessible to the U.S. Intelligence Community. On Tuesday, the hybrid cloud cybersecurity solutions firm announced that it listed its Commvault Cloud offering in the AWS Marketplace with the help of Carahsoft.  The solution offers […]

The White House has issued a memorandum outlining to heads of executive departments and federal agencies the Biden administration’s cross-agency cybersecurity investment priorities for the fiscal year 2026 budget.  The directive, which was released on Wednesday, identifies the budgeting focus from the five pillars of President Joe Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. One of the budget […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to ensure the security of the military internet of things amid its growing use and increasing adversary threat. According to a draft Fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act released by the committee on Monday, the bill would mandate the Department of Defense to include “human-wearable devices, sensors, and other […]