An official from the Department of Defense’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response told lawmakers that the department’s threat-sharing pilot program has shown progress and that more resources should be allocated to scale the program. Speaking at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, Cybersecurity Office Director Puesh Kumar said the Energy Threat […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director seeks to address a shortage in the cyber workforce through the development of a cyber workforce strategy that seeks to remedy the lack of adequate cyber education and training in underserved and other communities nationwide by establishing better communication among agencies in terms of challenges in recruitment, training […]
Burlington, Massachusetts-based software company N-able is partnering with the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to help managed service providers and their customers protect themselves from cyber threats through information and resource sharing. Under the partnership, N-able will have access to expertise from the JCDC and its members who gather, analyze and share cyberthreat information with MSPs […]
The U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force will broaden its partnerships to enhance cybersecurity information sharing. CYBERCOM has two initiatives to help the CNMF work with its private sector and international partners. The first initiative, dubbed “under advisement,” will allow CNMF members to share threat indicators in unclassified spaces and chat rooms. The second […]
Defense experts attending the U.S. Army’s Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii from May 16 to 18 stressed the need for stronger cooperation among like-minded countries for maximum protection against cyberattacks and information warfare. Army Cyber Command chief Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett said on Wednesday that cyber, information warfare and big data will […]
Department of Defense Senior Information Security Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity David McKeown, a 2023 Wash100 winner, said on Thursday during the GovExec Cyber Summit 2023 event that the department is working on contract modifications that would increase the cybersecurity responsibilities of commercial vendors, including cloud service providers, to bolster the department’s […]
Gabriel Davis, an official with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said on Wednesday at FCW’s 2023 Cyber Summit that the agency will prioritize organizations without sufficient financial resources for cyber defense in the implementation of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot program amid the rapid escalation of ransomware attacks primarily against critical infrastructure. The Cyber […]
Enterprise security company Proofpoint has joined the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a consortium of public and private sector organizations led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. JCDC’s purpose is to coordinate cyber defense operations, promote information sharing and collaboration between the government and industry and craft best practices for stakeholders. The company is expected […]
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of the U.S. Cyber Command, has issued a three-pronged plan to “own the domain” of cyberspace. He identified three priorities to enable his organization to achieve that goal amid rival competition and the threat of misinformation and artificial intelligence development. According to Nakasone, a 2023 Wash100 winner, CYBERCOM’s first challenge […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has started to solicit information on possible industry sources capable of providing support services to help the VA Cybersecurity Operations Center achieve its goal of providing information and secured information systems for veterans. A sources sought notice published Thursday indicated that the VA CSOC Next Generation II Support contract will […]
