Cloud and IT services and solutions provider Strategic Communications has partnered with the cybersecurity company XQ to provide zero trust solutions to federal and state agencies. Under the partnership, Strategic Communications will look to deliver XQ’s Virtual Private Network Upgrade and Quantum-Safe Vault products. Both solutions are meant to help users maintain compliance with the […]
The National Security Agency, in partnership with other government agencies from the United States and South Korea, has released a joint cybersecurity advisory about a ransomware threat from North Korea. The advisory contains known tactics, techniques and procedures used by Pyongyang-sponsored cyber actors whenever they target American and South Korean health care systems and other […]
Mark Gorak, the Department of Defense Office of the Chief Information Officer’s principal director for resources and analysis, shared that a strategy and implementation plan to enhance recruitment and retention of a cyber workforce could soon be released. He told attendees of a Billington Cybersecurity webinar on Thursday that the strategy will be structured around […]
The office of National Cyber Director Chris Inglis has confirmed the official’s retirement from government service next week. Inglis, a previous Wash100 awardee, was the first person to hold the position following Senate confirmation in June 2021. He has served the government in national security-related positions for over four decades, including time spent as the […]
McLean, Virginia-based company IronNet has started delivering cybersecurity services under a contract awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command. Under the contract, NAVSEA will benefit from the IronNet Collective Defense Platform, which will enable the command and the contractors in its defense industrial base program to increase network threat visibility. The offering would also […]
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 […]
