The FBI and the Department of Defense have disabled a botnet from a Chinese government-directed hacking campaign called Volt Typhoon. According to court records released on Monday, an unidentified FBI official said that the bureau disrupted the botnet on infected routers by deleting the KV Botnet malware from devices without impacting their data and function. […]
CACI International has secured a potential five-year, $198 million task order to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s C5ISR Center. CACI will design and field solutions capable of defeating emerging threats to tactical edge and enterprise systems. John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, shared that the company’s […]
U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of the U.S. Cyber Command, has assured lawmakers that the United States will sustain its cyber advantage against China because of its “very good” capabilities and skilled personnel. Testifying before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, he explained that CYBERCOM and National Security Agency operators […]
A report by the Government Accountability Office has found that federal agencies in charge of energy, health care, manufacturing and transportation lack understanding of their sectors’ cyber posture. The report examined six lead agencies in the four sectors and discovered that the agencies have yet to determine the extent to which businesses in their respective […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory held its third annual New Mexico Cyber and Space Summit in October 2023 to inform state officials and the public about space cyber threats and challenges, according to the event’s technical lead. Joseph Trujillo, the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate’s space cyber resiliency lead, explained that his organization seeks to attract […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations is seeking a contractor that can provide network, cloud and cyber services for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. According to the DHS request for proposals, the contractor will provide cybersecurity, network operations and other support services to enable monitoring analysis, incident management and coordination […]
The U.S. Navy said broadening international cybersecurity collaboration would improve best practices, toolkits, information exchange and other capabilities. Scott St. Pierre, acting principal cyber adviser at the Department of the Navy, shared that multilateral collaboration allows the service to share its experiences with others, while sailors learn from their partners about unique ways to improve […]
The U.S. military’s cybersecurity officials are seeking ways to provide secure arrangements for small defense industry partners unable to afford cybersecurity tools and services required under the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, which is set to be implemented soon. According to Tony Plater, the Department of the Navy’s chief information security officer, providing […]
Jude Sunderbruch, director of the Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center, is predicting that adversaries will soon begin executing cyberattacks using artificial intelligence, resulting in “AI versus AI” conflicts. Speaking at a recent DefenseScoop event, he called on the United States and its allies to explore how to use existing AI systems to overtake China, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a document and a new website to help health care organizations embrace high-impact cybersecurity practices and have access to resources on improving their cyber posture. On Wednesday, the HHS issued voluntary health care-specific cybersecurity performance goals to help with prioritizing and implementing the best cybersecurity practices, […]
