The Virginia National Guard hosted the Cyber Fortress 2.0 exercise, which tested how the state’s cyber response plan would work in the real world. During the event, state and federal organizations and representatives from the Finnish Defence Forces participated in a tabletop exercise to test how the cyber response plan would work in defending an […]
Elements from the U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force and Lithuanian cyber forces have partnered in a hunt forward operation. The HFO, conducted over three months and concluded in May, was the first in Lithuania involving U.S. and Lithuanian cyber operators. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joe Hartman, CNMF commander, said such operations expose how […]
Members of the Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group and Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Battalion tested their digital defense skills at the Cyber Flag 23-2 exercise. The event, held in early August at an undisclosed location, was designed to enhance the U.S. Marines’ cyber warfare capabilities and follows the Cyber Flag 23-1 CF23-1 multinational tactical exercise […]
The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has warned maritime stakeholders of the cyber risks posed by a logistics management platform backed by the Chinese government to maritime port equipment and networks. According to a new maritime security advisory, the National Public Information Platform for Transportation and Logistics platform, subsidized and promoted by China’s Ministry of […]
Rep. Nancy Mace, the chair of the House Oversight Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee, has introduced the Federal Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act, which would require federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies. VDPs indicate how security researchers should notify organizations when potential exploits are discovered and what rewards can be obtained. Mace explained that mandating every contractor […]
Fairfax, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm WidePoint Corporation will provide its identity and access management solution to an unnamed agency of the Department of Transportation under a three-year, $1.7 million contract. The contract will also include full operations and maintenance services related to WidePoint’s quantum-resistant identity management solution. Certificates and support services that the DOT agency needs […]
General Dynamics Information Technology partnered with the U.S. Army I Corps and cybersecurity platform provider Fornetix to demonstrate a zero trust at the edge capability during the Talisman Sabre 2023 exercise. During the demonstration, GDIT and its partners used the capability to support denied, disrupted, intermittent and limited operations. The companies integrated a fully accredited […]
Carahsoft Technology will distribute Axonius Federal Systems’ cybersecurity asset management platform to the public sector through reseller partners and contract vehicles such as NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2. Tom Kennedy, vice president of Axonius’ federal wing, said agencies can use the platform to obtain an accurate […]
Representatives of the U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade shared their capabilities during Cyber Summit 2023, which was held in Wiesbaden, Germany, from July 24 to 27. The USAR-CPB delegation contributed insights during the summit’s discussions and breakout sessions on tactical cyber topics, such as artificial intelligence hunting, intel-based threat hunting and effective incident response […]
Lawmakers are urging the Federal Trade Commission to probe YouTube and parent company Google for potentially violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires parents to consent before companies can gather data on users below 13 years old. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Ed Markey sent a letter to the agency on Thursday after an […]
