Carahsoft to Offer Illumio’s Zero Trust Platform Under Master Government Aggregator Partnership

Carahsoft Technology has entered into a Master Government Aggregator agreement with Illumio to offer its zero trust platform to the public sector. As Master Government Aggregator, Carahsoft will offer Illumio’s Zero Trust Segmentation platform through various resellers and government contracts. ZTS is a breach containment platform that allows customers to restrict access to high-value applications, […]
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Intelligence Agencies Publish New Open-Source Software Guidance

Intelligence community agencies and the Department of the Treasury have produced an open-source software security fact sheet on using operational technology and industrial control systems. Developed alongside public and private-sector partners, the document contains OSS security information and best practices for critical infrastructure entities and OT/ICS vendors, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said. The […]
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PM Defensive Cyber Operations Introduces New Programs to Enhance Army’s Cyber Capabilities

The U.S. Army’s Program Manager Defensive Cyber Operations has introduced two new programs to help the service improve its cybersecurity and information-sharing capabilities. PM DCO announced the Cyber Platforms and Systems and the Cyber Analytics and Detection programs, which Robert Zoppa, project manager for DCO, said would help with the Army’s information dominance and decision-making […]
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Zero Trust Necessary to Protect Critical Data, Says DISA Deputy Director

Christopher Barnhurst, deputy director at the Defense Information Systems Agency, said protecting data from sophisticated cyberattacks is the main goal of adopting the zero trust cybersecurity principle to ensure warfighters can access critical information securely anywhere in the world.  DISA has started implementing a prototype version of its Thunderdome zero trust security and network architecture […]
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CISA Releases Software Configuration Guidance Based on Joint Assessments With NSA

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a new report co-developed with the National Security Agency focused on the need to incorporate secure-by-design principles for software. The “NSA and CISA Red and Blue Teams Share Top Ten Cybersecurity Configurations” report provides guidance software manufacturers should follow to avoid software misconfigurations that can lead to […]
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Experts Issue Guidance on Remediating Multifactor Authentication Security Issues

A panel of the cross-sector working group Enduring Security Framework has published a report detailing ways multifactor authentication and single sign-on technology vendors can address challenges in their offerings. The report’s authors observed that increased multi-computer use has led to the emergence of potential access management and identity verification exploits, the National Security Agency said […]
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Treasury Department Seeks Feedback on Cybersecurity Services Draft Contract

The Department of the Treasury has invited industry to provide input on a draft blanket purchase agreement for a multiple-award program to acquire enterprise-wide cybersecurity services. Vendors for the Providing Treasury Enterprise Cybersecurity Technology and Services program are expected to deliver architecture, engineering and management services to the security operations centers within internal bureaus and […]
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Denmark Extends Funding Support to USAID Program on Strengthening Ukraine’s Cybersecurity

Denmark is contributing $2.8 million to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s program, Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in Ukraine, the U.S. and the Danish governments announced on Monday.  Following Russia’s Ukraine invasion, USAID launched the program as a four-year activity in May 2020, with an initial $38 million in funding to strengthen and protect Ukraine’s […]
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