A Department of Defense official confirmed that the second iteration of a program that aims to improve the defense industrial base’s cyber posture is on track to roll out in early 2025. Speaking at the Potomac Officers’ Club’s Cyber Summit on Thursday, David McKeown, DOD’s deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity and senior information security […]
Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network is seeking information from the industry to support the development of a visualization dashboard that will provide situational awareness of DODIN systems, networks and information availability. Industry insights will inform the DODIN Risk and Situational Awareness Picture visualization solution, which JFHQ-DODIN built to provide an operational and executive-level […]
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to do away with its approach of allowing “systemically important health care companies” to self-regulate cybersecurity practices and instead require the organizations to comply with new security rules. Wyden asked the HHS to develop cybersecurity and resiliency standards, perform […]
A new program will help the Federal Communications Commission to better understand the cybersecurity of K–12 schools and libraries, a frequent target by hackers. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a three-year, $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, an effort that will provide the agency with valuable data to guide its investments […]
A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advisory committee has approved three recommendations to CISA Director Jen Easterly on improving the operations of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative program between the government and private sectors. Receiving the committee’s report in a meeting Wednesday, Easterly said she welcomed the proposals, CyberScoop reported. One of the CISA Cybersecurity […]
The U.S. Cyber Command is establishing a new program executive office to support various programs within the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture. Speaking at a recent C4ISRNET event, Cybercom Acquisition Executive Khoi Nguyen noted that the command has secured authority to ensure better integration and interoperability between the different systems comprising the JCWA, including the U.S. […]
Downloading data from the U.S. Army network through commercial internet to soldier and civilian devices, such as laptops and cellphones, will be disabled by June 11, according to Maj. Gen. Chris Eubank, commander of Network Enterprise Technology Command. Eubank told Federal News Network in an interview that internet access to Army information will still be […]
The Department of Defense has released the “Zero Trust Overlays” document, a road map detailing its strategy to meet goals set by the Biden administration’s executive order on the safe development and deployment of artificial intelligence. Randy Resnick, the department’s chief zero trust officer, said that the overlays will help risk management professionals at the […]
Actelis Networks has secured new orders to equip three U.S. military bases with its cyber-hardened networking technology. The company’s hybrid-fiber networking solution is designed to expedite base modernization initiatives for the U.S. military, Actelis said. It offers rapid deployment of fiber-grade connectivity to critical internet-of-things devices and systems without extensive construction, potentially saving months of […]
Emily Goldman, a senior strategist at the U.S. Cyber Command, said that cyberattacks of all levels have “strategically consequential effects” on the influence of the United States and its allies in the global community. Speaking at the International Conference on Cyber Conflict in Estonia on Friday, Goldman said while NATO members agreed to treat an […]
