Don Yeske, the Department of the Navy’s acting chief technology officer, said the recent leak of classified documents on the instant messaging platform Discord could have been detected sooner had the Department of Defense completed its implementation of zero trust. He explained at a C4ISRNET conference that zero trust assumes a breach has occurred, leading […]
A top official from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had a public discussion with the head of the U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at the ongoing RSA Conference regarding cooperation between their organizations to prevent cyberattacks. Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director at CISA, said there is work being done to dismantle the […]
The U.S. Air Force will evaluate a cybersecurity solution from AT&T and Trinity Cyber designed to enhance the cyber posture of federal agencies to better protect critical networks and sensitive information from malicious actors. The Secure Internet Gateway solution features a full content inspection capability to mitigate threats early on and offers automated threat prevention […]
United States lawmakers introduced on Thursday the Taiwan Cybersecurity Resiliency Act in a bid to restrain China’s growing aggression in cyberspace. The proposed legislation authorizes the secretary of the Department of Defense to expand U.S. cyber cooperation with Taiwan and use the country’s cybersecurity technologies and resources to defend Taiwan in the event it is […]
The Department of the Air Force found vulnerabilities in its systems during a previous review of its cyber posture. At the Joint Service Academy Cybersecurity Summit, Wanda Jones-Heath, the principal cyber adviser for the Air Force, said some serious issues stemmed from an extended lack of investment in the agency’s infrastructure, DefenseScoop reported. Task Force […]
The 2023 iteration of the RSA Conference will cover the recently released national cyber strategy, collaborative efforts, artificial intelligence and other topics. Officials from the intelligence community and private sector are expected to participate in various discussions throughout the San Francisco-based event, which will run from April 24 to 27. Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of […]
The National Institutes of Health has awarded digital services company DMI a three-year, $24 million recompete contract to support the Cybersecurity Modernization II program. The company will continue efforts to strengthen NIH’s cyber posture such as industrial control system upgrades, cloud assessments and management of enterprise assets and third-party vendors. According to DMI, the deal […]
A new Government Accountability Office report has urged the Department of Homeland Security to clarify when its technology procurement programs should be required to identify their cybersecurity risks in a memo called the Cybersecurity Risk Recommendation Memorandum. Issuing the memo aims to ensure that the acquisition life cycle integrates cybersecurity threat analysis and risk management. […]
The U.S. Air Force is seeking to attract more cybersecurity professionals through the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address cyber workforce requirements. Compared to the service’s traditional hiring process, the program offers cyber experts a faster training period and onboarding process. The CDCP seeks individuals with cyber-related civilian work experience and graduate degrees, the Air Force […]
The Cybersecurity Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services has provided the health care and public health sector with an online educational platform and two other resources for addressing cybersecurity threats. The Knowledge on Demand education platform offers five cybersecurity training programs: social engineering, ransomware, loss or theft of equipment or data, […]
