Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairperson Sen. Gary Peters and Sen. John Cornyn have reintroduced the Satellite Cybersecurity Act to secure commercial satellite systems from cyberattacks. The same measure was introduced in the Senate in 2022 but did not progress after clearing the committee level. The measure calls on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s director and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, says efforts are underway to commence full production on an enterprise zero trust program within 30 to 60 days. Thunderdome is meant to safeguard the Department of Defense’s data through a combination of identity, credential and access […]
The threat posed by China’s malicious cyber activities has grown as shown by the 1,300 percent increase in the total number of investigations conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the last 10 years, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on April 27 during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. China’s hacking program is so immense […]
The commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Command said the U.S. military needs to better integrate and use artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to improve decision-making. Speaking at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s TechNet Cyber conference, Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett shared that AI, ML and other technologies could reduce […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency posted a request for information on Monday seeking software vendors that can provide an orchestration capability to a zero trust security program for the Department of Defense Information Network. Named Comply-to-Connect, the solution is meant to enable the surveillance of DODIN user activity on any device. DISA specified that it […]
The U.S. government is encouraging the private sector to adopt secure-by-design, which involves minimizing vulnerabilities in software and holding vendors responsible for keeping such products safe. The concept is a pillar of the White House’s national cybersecurity strategy and is endorsed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Jack Cable, senior technical adviser at CISA, […]
The U.S. Air Force Academy won the 2023 NSA Cyber Exercise for the second consecutive year. The annual three-day, unclassified cyber competition aims to test the planning, communication, teamwork and decision-making skills of various government institutions and prepare them to defend U.S. cyber networks. For this year, the event focused on data analysis, forensics, reverse engineering […]
The FBI director asked lawmakers for a budget increase for the fiscal year 2024 to keep the United States abreast with its near-peer adversaries in the cyber domain. During a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Christopher Wray said Chinese hackers still outnumber U.S. hackers 50 to one even if all of the FBI’s cyber agents and […]
The Department of Homeland Security is pushing for the passage of a law that would make the Cyber Safety Review Board permanent, provide for regular funding and grant the board subpoena powers to compel testimonies. On Monday, the board released a draft version of the bill for endorsement to Congress. DHS Undersecretary Rob Silvers said […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is currently developing rules for reporting cyber incidents and ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure entities. The agency is required to create regulations under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, which was signed into law in March 2022. Eric Goldstein, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said CISA […]
