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 […]
Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer and deputy national cyber director, said the White House is developing updates to the national cybersecurity strategy‘s implementation plan. Speaking at a recent Scoop News Group event, DeRusha, a past Wash100 awardee, explained that the document will change to reflect successes and a new set of commitments, CyberScoop […]
An independent lawmaker is ensuring a smooth transition for the national cyber director post, an office he believes plays a vital role in coordinating the government’s cyber operations. On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of Harry Coker, President Joe Biden’s choice as the next lead of the White […]
The Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response has announced $70 million in available DOE funding for projects enhancing the cybersecurity of electric cooperatives and municipal and small investors’ utilities. A CESER press release on Thursday noted that the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes the funding available to help create electric […]
A National Security Council official said amendments to a presidential policy directive will focus on how critical infrastructure sector operators and federal agencies work with each other. Jonathan Murhpy, director of critical infrastructure cybersecurity at the NSC, said changes to Presidential Policy Directive 16 will highlight how federal agencies interact with the 16 sectors identified […]
The Department of Energy and the University of Hawaii System held public cybersecurity training workshops in late October to reduce damage caused by cyberattacks on critical power infrastructure. The CyberStrike: Lights Out and CyberStrike: Nemesis events saw 123 attendees from 73 organizations across Hawaii, UH said Monday. According to the university, the workshops delivered instructions […]
