Securin has announced its entry into the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a public-private consortium working to address cyberthreats and vulnerabilities by sharing threat intelligence and guidance. Congress, through the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, ordered CISA to set up JCDC, Securin said. Securin CEO Ram Movva said his company will […]
Software security solutions provider CodeLock has entered into a master government aggregator partnership with Carahsoft Technology, allowing CodeLock to deliver its cybersecurity products to government users. Under the partnership, Carahsoft will make CodeLock’s compliance, accountability and security solutions available to the government through its reseller networks and government contracting vehicles. CodeLock’s products will be available […]
Rick Therrien, the Internal Revenue Service’s director of cybersecurity operations, said “tremendous progress” has been made in gathering data needed to gain visibility into potential network threats. The IRS’ enhancements to cyber incident logging are part of an Office of Management and Budget directive, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Speaking at an American Council for […]
The United States and the United Kingdom continue to work hand-in-hand to ensure the secure development of artificial intelligence systems amid cybersecurity concerns. On Sunday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre released “Guidelines for Secure AI System Development,” a document for professionals to guide them through every stage […]
Idaho National Laboratory officials are investigating a cyber intrusion that allowed hackers to exploit the lab’s data. According to INL spokesperson Lori McNamara, the hackers executed a data breach on Nov. 20 aimed at the lab’s servers supporting the Oracle Human Capital Management System. On Sunday, the SiegedSec hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that […]
U.S. Air Force Col. James Hamilton, A6 for the 12th Air Force, said the United States is seeking to strengthen the cyber defense capabilities of partner nations in the Caribbean and Central and South America. His organization, AFSOUTH, is working to combat cyber threats in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, Signal Magazine reported […]
The Department of the Navy released its first cyber strategy on Tuesday, featuring seven focus areas to align the service with the National Defense Strategy and the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy. The Office of the Principal Cyber Advisor and the Office of the Chief Information Officer collaborated to develop the strategy and ensure it […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is seeking new technologies to help forensic experts identify the source of cyberattacks using coding styles in source code and binary executables. Under the “Securing Our Underlying Resources in Cyber Environments” program, IARPA will explore binary executables and source code files to spot similarities, helping experts identify hackers’ origins, […]
The Biden administration is naming a new acting national cyber director as confirmation of a permanent leader is stalled by Congress’ Thanksgiving recess. The Office of the National Cyber Director has named Drenan Dudley as a replacement for Kemba Walden, who had been holding the role in an acting capacity since the departure of Chris […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has announced a pilot to explore how the voluntary delivery of cybersecurity shared services would benefit critical infrastructure operators. The pilot would extend CISA’s Protective Domain Name System Resolver to “target-rich, resource-poor” critical infrastructure entities. The Protective DNS Resolver, available only to federal civilian agencies prior to the pilot […]
