Cyber experts from the U.S. Cyber Command worked with their Latvian and Canadian counterparts in a three-month hunt forward operation in Latvia. During the operation, experts from CYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force partnered with the Information Security Incident Response Institute of the Republic of Latvia and the Canadian Armed Forces to look for threats against […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking comments on the third revision of its draft guidelines for protecting controlled unclassified information. The changes made to the NIST Special Publication 800-171 aim to make it easier for federal agencies and government contractors to comply with cybersecurity requirements. Draft updates include increased alignment of the […]
Rep. Bill Johnson is pushing for the inclusion of more cybersecurity provisions in the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, which the House of Representatives plans to reauthorize ahead of its expiration on Sept 30. Johnson said on Thursday during the House Energy & Commerce subcommittee review on the COVID-19 pandemic and how the government can […]
The U.S. government on May 9 revealed that the FBI had carried out an operation that disrupted the work of the Turla group, a cyber espionage unit run by Russia’s Federal Security Service. The operation, dubbed “Medusa,” was enabled by the issuance of a court authority based on Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of […]
The Department of the Air Force is working on its zero trust roadmap as part of its efforts to enhance cybersecurity. According to Lauren Knausenberger, the chief information officer of the Department of the Air Force and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, the organization will spend billions of dollars on its zero trust policy, which will […]
The Department of Energy’s Office of the Inspector General says several weaknesses remain in the agency’s unclassified cybersecurity program despite the watchdog flagging such issues in previous assessments. In a report finalized on May 2, the OIG shared that 38 out of 61 recommendations from 2022 remain open and issued 35 new ones, 22 of […]
Security experts have expressed their concerns about the rapid development of artificial intelligence given its dual nature of being a powerful capability and weapon. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly, a 2023 Wash100 Awardee, warned on Friday during the Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats Summit about how adversaries could carry out cyberattacks or […]
The U.S. Cyber Command is planning to build the next generation of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture to allow users to address mission needs. Speaking at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s TechNet Cyber conference, Michael Clark, director for cyber acquisition and technology at CYBERCOM, said officials reviewed the JCWA and found that it […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made improvements in ensuring the security of U.S. critical infrastructure since a ransomware attack hit Colonial Pipeline. CISA Director Jen Easterly, a two-time Wash100 awardee, said that, following the incident, the agency recognized the need for organizations to have easy access to actionable and timely cybersecurity information and […]
The United States has launched an eight-month training pilot for the Department of Defense’s offensive cyber warriors, a program that the commanding general of the Army Cyber Center of Excellence said could create significant cost savings. Speaking at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s TechNet Cyber conference, Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton shared that the […]
