The Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community can now access Axonius Federal Systems’ cybersecurity asset management platform through the Enterprise Software Initiative blanket purchase agreement awarded to TD Synnex Public Sector. The DOD prefers to procure IT products and services via ESI BPAs in compliance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Such procurement […]
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, […]
Dan Richard, chief CIA cyber policy adviser, said data management and rapid adoption of commercial solutions are the challenges that the agency is working on as it pursues artificial intelligence use. Speaking at the 14th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit held from Sept. 5 to 8, Richard noted that AI-powered disinformation and cyberattacks are also areas […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tysons, Virginia-based Aeyon has announced that it won a U.S. Marine Corps contract for cybersecurity support services. Aeyon will work with partners Spry Methods, Black & Rossi and Zen Strategics to enhance the Marine Corps’ digital capabilities, internal controls and cybersecurity posture. Aeyon’s cybersecurity and IT teams will also use advanced technologies and best practices […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
