FCC Chair Proposes Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices

Technology manufacturers and retailers, including Google, Amazon and Samsung Electronics, have expressed support for a cybersecurity program proposal to help consumers identify smart devices that offer reduced cyberattack vulnerability. The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program, proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, would certify products that comply with National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
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Startup Receives Contract to Implement Zero Trust at DOD Manufacturing Facilities

Washington, D.C.-based cybersecurity start-up Corsha has secured a contract to implement zero trust architecture for point-of-need manufacturing facilities at the Department of Defense’s forward-operating bases. In cooperation with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, Corsha crafted a proposal that was subsequently selected through a competition organized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing […]
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Federal Appellate Court Temporarily Holds EPA Cybersecurity Assessment Rule for Water Systems

The Environmental Protection Agency has criticized a federal appellate court’s decision to temporarily stop a new rule that would add cybersecurity assessments to public water system auditing. The EPA issued a rule in March expanding Sanitary Survey Programs by adding cybersecurity assessments of water systems. The rule was subsequently challenged by lawsuits from the attorneys […]
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FCC Chair Proposes $200M Cybersecurity Funding Program for Schools and Libraries

Federal Communications Commission officials are looking into a proposal to launch a pilot program that would provide schools and libraries $200 million over three years to strengthen their cybersecurity. At the recent Legislative Advocacy Conference, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, who introduced the proposal, highlighted the need to better protect the networks of such entities, citing […]
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For Cybeats Execs, National Cyber Strategy Implementation Plan Validates Importance of SBOM

Software bill of materials management is now a priority in several market segments, Yoav Raiter, CEO of software company Cybeats Technologies, said in a recent press release. He also described SBOM as “a momentous change in software supply chain practices” and considered the White House’s issuance of a national cybersecurity strategy implementation plan – whose […]
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Biden Administration Issues National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

The White House has published a National Cybersecurity Strategy implementation plan assigning 65 counter-threat efforts to 18 federal agencies. One directive instructs the Office of Management and Budget to speed up other agencies’ information technology modernization programs to phase out expensive and vulnerable old systems. Another initiative compels the OMB and the Office of the […]
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Carahsoft to Provide Public Customers Access to Menlo Cloud Security Solutions

Carahsoft Technology and Menlo Security have partnered to provide cloud security solutions to public sector customers. Menlo’s security solutions are built with a zero trust focus, delivering malware threat elimination, cyberthreat surge identification and targeting, phishing detection and web-based threat mitigation. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will make Menlo’s products available to the public sector through […]
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