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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning cryptocurrency investors regarding the surge of impersonation scams using the names and titles of government employees. According to Phil Larratt, director of investigations at Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, crypto scams remain a significant threat to the cryptocurrency industry, Cointelegraph reported. Larrat said scams generated at least […]

Col. Rett Burroughs, the chief information officer and G6 for the Army’s I Corps, said the U.S. military and its allied forces made progress in establishing a secure network for information sharing through the Yama Sakura annual training event. In an Ask the CIO webinar interview, Burroughs shared that the Yama Sakura 85 exercise in […]

The Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Defense has set up the Cyber Academic Engagement Office as a central hub for collaboration on cyber initiatives between the DOD and academic institutions. The office’s establishment comes in response to Section 1531 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Defense .gov reported. Mark Gorak […]

Microsoft President Brad Smith did not expect to receive praise from lawmakers after the company’s email service experienced a breach by China-backed hackers. In a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday, lawmakers praised Smith and the Redmond, Virginia, company after it immediately took action and took responsibility for lapses in its cybersecurity […]

The Biden administration is continuing to work toward improving the cyber posture of the nation’s health care sector by increasing its collaboration with the private sector.  To address the sector’s cybersecurity issues, the White House has entered into partnerships with Microsoft and Google. For the Microsoft collaboration, the two organizations will deploy a wide range […]

The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic has awarded Core4ce a five-year, $90 million other transaction authority production contract to continue supporting the Cyber Security Service Provider operational environments. Under the deal, the contractor will support full-scale CSSP services by providing engineering, architecture and operations support. The contract’s design aims to help the Department of Defense […]

A Department of Defense official confirmed that the second iteration of a program that aims to improve the defense industrial base’s cyber posture is on track to roll out in early 2025. Speaking at the Potomac Officers’ Club’s Cyber Summit on Thursday, David McKeown, DOD’s deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity and senior information security […]