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The Department of Commerce inspector general noted several cybersecurity deficiencies within the agency’s Office of the Secretary that leave it vulnerable to hacks. According to a Commerce Department Office of the Inspector General audit, the most glaring issue within the office is its use of default passwords for its endpoint protection tool, which can easily […]

Sen. John Barrasso, the ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, recently led the introduction of a bill mandating the appointment of an assistant secretary to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response. According to Sen. Susan Collins, one of the legislation’s sponsors, requiring Senate approval […]

The U.S. Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems will deploy cyber focus teams to the U.S. Space Force to secure the military space service’s existing and future platforms. Speaking at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Space Force IT Day, Col. Joseph Wingo, chief of cyber and spectrum operations for the Space […]

The U.S. Cyber National Mission Force conducted a Hunt Forward Operation with Albania to build knowledge on shared threats and strengthen network security following two recent cyberattacks by Iran. For three months, CNMF cyber operators collaborated with Albanian counterparts to hunt down malicious cyber activity and pinpoint vulnerabilities on select networks. The work involved the […]

Axonius Federal Systems has completed two projects with the Department of Defense concerning its Cyber Asset Inventory Management solution, which is now approved for use. CAIM correlates asset data from existing solutions to address coverage gaps, control validation and support incident response investigations. It also manages the cyber asset inventory of DOD networks. CAIM underwent […]

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has named 13 new members from the public and private sectors to the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, a group of experts tasked with guiding cyber defense efforts. She said the appointees were chosen for their knowledge of cybersecurity, critical infrastructure and governance. Among the new appointees […]

New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management will implement a program that will allow the rotation of government cybersecurity employees across various agencies to enhance each federal entity’s cyber workforce.  According to OPM Director Kiran Ahuja, the new Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program is expected to develop critical cyber skills; create environments where employees […]