The Government Accountability Office has released the third report in a four-part series outlining high cybersecurity risks to the government. The third report highlights potential vulnerabilities in cyber critical infrastructure and how federal agencies can mitigate them. GAO flagged gaps in the Department of Energy’s plans to protect the electric grid for malicious actors, noting […]
Australia, India, Japan and the United States, collectively known as the Quad, have urged internet users across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to join the newly launched Quad Cyber Challenge and commit to practicing safe and responsible cyber habits. The initiative aims to increase cybersecurity awareness of internet users and providers and create a more secure […]
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has granted licenses for two internally developed cybersecurity tools to U2opia Technology, a group of executives from the military and private sectors that offers software- and hardware-as-a-service threat detection solutions. U2opia has acquired a licensing package containing Situ, a real-time cybersecurity data monitoring program, and Heartbeat, a […]
An official from the Department of Homeland Security recently visited Israel to discuss cybersecurity matters with his counterparts in the country and other Middle Eastern nations. During the CyberTech Global Conference in Tel Aviv, DHS Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers said the Abraham Accords, which focus on maintaining and strengthening peace in the Middle […]
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence has selected the Defense Information Systems Agency to lead a U.S. team that will participate in a real-time network defense exercise called Locked Shields. According to Fred Ruonavar, DISA mission assurance chief, the U.S. team has started recruiting individuals with strong cyber skills related to information or […]
The Government Accountability Office has published a new report outlining actions to enhance the security of information systems at the Department of Defense, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Institutes of Health and Office of Management and Budget. According to GAO, almost 150 recommendations issued to federal agencies since 2010 have gone unaddressed. The watchdog […]
House lawmakers have asked the Department of Energy to provide documents related to the cyberattacks directed at three national laboratories for investigation. The cyber incidents, which took place between August and September 2022, targeted the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Argonne National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, all of which conduct research aimed at […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Intel and the University of California, San Diego, to join the Hardening Development Toolchains Against Emergent Execution Engines program. During the four-year HARDEN program, Intel and UC San Diego will investigate how the company’s Cryptographic Capability Computing system could improve security for legacy and future systems. C3 […]
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a report highlighting the importance of cybersecurity for electric aviation. The report, titled “Addressing Electric Aviation Infrastructure Cybersecurity Implementation,” evaluates cyber needs around the electrification of aviation infrastructure and how stakeholders could implement a cybersecurity approach to support the aviation sector. It also identifies common approaches to secure […]
Cloud-based IT solutions provider Qualys has introduced its new vulnerability and patch management platform. Qualys GovCloud can perform various cybersecurity functions, including asset inventory, vulnerability risk and remediation management, file integrity monitoring, container security and compliance management. The solution can serve as the foundation for federal agencies’ cybersecurity programs. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management […]
