Kemba Walden, the acting head of the Office of the National Cyber Director, has said the White House’s national cybersecurity strategy can lessen potential harms from generative artificial intelligence, a type of algorithm that can learn from data to produce new content. Speaking at the Amazon Web Services Summit on June 7, Walden highlighted the […]
Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny, special assistant to the director of the Air National Guard for U.S. Cyber Command J5 matters, has revealed that a hunt-forward operation was conducted by the U.S. Cyber National Mission Force somewhere in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. CYBERCOM has not revealed precisely where the exercise took place. SOUTHCOM’s […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have warned that the CL0P ransomware gang is exploiting a structured query language injection vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer online applications. CISA and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to inform organizations about CL0P’s tactics, techniques and procedures and indicators of compromise to help […]
The U.S. Army has awarded post-quantum security solutions provider QuSecure a potential Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Federal Government contract to continue research and development efforts for quantum-resilient software solutions. Under the SBIR contract, QuSecure will develop encryption technologies and solutions that would benefit Army users. The company will also identify how quantum technologies […]
Reps. Don Davis and Zachary Nunn have introduced the Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act of 2023 in a bid to provide cybersecurity protection for the country’s water systems. The bill seeks to allocate $7.5 million annually as cybersecurity assistance through the Circuit Rider program, which, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides technical […]
The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency and its partners have released the Guide to Securing Remote Access Software, which informs organizations on how to identify and defend against threat actors working to exploit remote access software vulnerabilities. The joint guide covers common exploitation methods and tactics, techniques and procedures hackers use to infiltrate systems. It […]
NASA and SpaceX launched the Moonlighter experimental cube satellite into low-Earth orbit ahead of the 2023 DEF CON hacking conference to be held in Las Vegas. The Moonlighter CubeSat was developed by The Aerospace Corp., the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Space Systems Command as a “hacking sandbox” that would help researchers create […]
The General Services Administration has approved cybersecurity firm AttackIQ’s Security Optimization Platform and its availability through Four Inc.’s GSA Federal Schedule. In a press release, AttackIQ highlighted how its solution fits in with the national cybersecurity strategy’s emphasis on performance-based regulations with cyber defense measures evaluated based on effectiveness against adversary tactics. One organization currently […]
James Holtsnider, charge d’affaires of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait, met with Maj. Gen. Eng. Mohamed Bouarki, head of Kuwait’s National Center for Cybersecurity, to talk about strengthening mutual cyber efforts. Speaking to the press, Holtsinder said the two countries would team up to develop Kuwaiti cybersecurity infrastructure and protect critical facilities and communication networks […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s advisory committee is exploring ways to enhance the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure. In a recent interview, CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan said reducing systemic risks to critical infrastructure is among the agency’s priorities for 2023. The Cybersecurity Advisory Committee met in March and discussed its efforts to help […]
