The Biden administration’s national cyber director nominee, Harry Coker, told lawmakers at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that carrying out the National Cybersecurity Strategy requires focus on the implementation plan as much as the goals. Coker noted that operationalizing the strategy requires coordinating 69 initiatives across 18 departments and agencies. According to the nominee, […]
The United States recently hosted a meeting with 48 countries and representatives from the European Union and Interpol to strengthen efforts in combating ransomware attacks. During the International Counter Ransomware Initiative meeting, allied countries and organizations agreed to launch a project to explore ways artificial intelligence can be used to counter ransomware attacks. Participants also […]
The White House is finalizing a policy statement reflecting a unified commitment among partner countries to combating ransomware attacks. Anne Neuberger, the White House deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, said nearly 50 countries are expected to join the Counter-Ransomware Initiative, with their support to be formalized by signing the policy statement […]
A critical vulnerability found in technology company F5 Networks’ BIG-IP system is the latest addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. According to Help Net Security, governments, internet service providers, telecommunications, cloud service providers and other big enterprises worldwide use F5’s BIG-IP devices to manage and inspect network and application […]
Cyber.org, a subsidiary organization of the Cyber Innovation Center, has received $34 million in funding from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to address gaps in the cybersecurity workforce over the next five years. With the grant awarded through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program, the organization will increase access to K-12 cybersecurity education, […]
The deputy chief of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s computer security division said the agency has been updating its software supply chain guidance to ensure that cyberthreats are kept at bay. In a Federal News Network interview, Jon Boyens shared that the NIST started focusing on the software aspect of supply chain risk […]
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center within the Department of Health and Human Services has advised health organizations to patch their SolarWinds systems to address vulnerabilities in the Access Rights Manager software. SolarWinds has released security fixes for eight vulnerabilities, including three system issues deemed critical because they could enable hackers to perform remote code […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a new logging management software to help organizations detect cyberthreats. The “Logging Made Easy” software is a Windows-based log management solution that allows users to use readily available data to detect and address threats more efficiently. It can be used to identify vetted protective monitoring capabilities, secure […]
Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has warned that a significant budget cut would impair his organization’s ability to monitor federal network risks. Testifying at a House Homeland Security cybersecurity and infrastructure protection subcommittee hearing, he added that malicious actors would “unequivocally exploit” gaps left by reduced […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking to increase visibility across federal networks by expanding a “no-notice” penetration testing initiative known as Federal Attack Surface Testing. In the fiscal year 2021 defense budget, Congress authorized CISA to hunt cyberthreats on agency networks without prior approval, Federal News Network reported. Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director […]
