The Transportation Security Administration has released an updated security directive requiring oil and natural gas pipeline owners and operators to test and evaluate at least two cybersecurity incident response plan objectives. The oil and gas industry was ordered to create incident response plans to strengthen their cyber resilience and defense capabilities against cyberattacks under previous […]
The U.S. Air Force will build a cyber-focused team tasked with supporting tactical air missions, a move in line with the service’s “cyber-enabled air superiority” concept. According to an Air Force spokesperson, the cyber team would perform non-kinetic operations in line with offensive kinetic operations. The spokesperson added that the projected unit’s mission differs from […]
Kurt DelBene, the chief information officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the agency is using cybersecurity telemetry and analytics to protect the sensitive data of veterans. The effort is included in the VA’s strategy for zero trust adoption, dubbed Zero Trust First. In an email to Nextgov/FCW, DelBene described cybersecurity telemetry and analytics […]
The White House announced on July 25 the intention of President Joe Biden to nominate Harry Coker as the next national cyber director. According to his LinkedIn profile, Coker served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 to 2000. Afterward, he joined the U.S. government, serving on the Community Management Staff of the Intelligence Community, holding […]
Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, the Illinois National Guard’s adjutant general, said growing cyber threats represent opportunities to strengthen partnerships critical to improving cybersecurity. Neely spoke at a conference commemorating the 30th anniversary of the State Partnership Program, a Pentagon security cooperation initiative that connects U.S. National Guard units with the military forces of other countries. […]
A Department of Homeland Security official said the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program will use enhanced visibility across federal networks to identify technologies vulnerable to cyber threats. Michael Duffy, associate director of capability building at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a blog post that CDM’s operational and incident response elements will be […]
Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director within the FBI’s Cyber Division, said restricting the ability of ransomware actors to cash out illegal proceeds is a more effective way to deter cybercriminal groups from attacking various entities compared to just arresting individuals involved in the cybercrime. During a recent Safe Mode podcast, Kaiser shared that ransomware actors […]
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights have warned that patient information collected by health care providers through third-party tracking tools is vulnerable to unauthorized use. OCR officials said in a letter to hospitals and telehealth providers that such tracking tools gather identifiable and sensitive patient […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s partnership with Microsoft will provide Microsoft federal and commercial customers with expanded access to cloud security logs. Log data allows customers to determine how people, applications and devices access their cloud services, a capability essential to cyber defense and incident response. Prior to the collaboration, operational teams identified security […]
Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the White House nominee to be the next leader of U.S. Cyber Command, told lawmakers that passing the fiscal year 2024 defense policy and budget on time would clarify organizational responsibilities and aid in solving readiness issues. During his confirmation hearing on Thursday, Haugh, currently CYBERCOM’s deputy commander, told the Senate […]
