The Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation said a lack of cyber test capabilities, resources and personnel in the Department of Defense led to a shortfall in the DOD’s cyber posture. In its fiscal year 2022 annual report, the office noted that the DOD’s test capabilities should keep pace with the cyber technologies […]
U.S. foreign affairs and defense officials have visited the Philippines to meet with their counterparts and establish stronger political, security and economic cooperation. The two-day Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue began on Jan. 19, during which the officials agreed to assess the cybersecurity threat landscape in the archipelago and establish measures to combat cyber threats. […]
Participants in a National Security Institute panel discussion that took place on Thursday talked about insights gleaned from how Ukraine defended itself against cyber attacks from Russia. Jamil Jaffer, NSI’s founder and executive director, told Breaking Defense in an interview after the panel discussion that the U.S. has not secured its public and private networks […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been named a founding sponsor of the U.S. Cyber Games & Team event. Jon Check, executive director of Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Cyber Protection Solutions unit, said programs like the U.S. Cyber Games are essential in developing cybersecurity talent for the future. He added that the program aligns with the […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to make new revisions to its Cybersecurity Framework with a focus on cyber defense inclusivity across all economic sectors. According to NIST, the updates will use information gathered from a previous workshop about the forthcoming CSF 2.0 framework and a request for information published in February 2022. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has named Sandy Radesky as its associate director of vulnerability management. Radesky moved to CISA after spending over two years serving as the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command’s deputy chief information officer. According to the new associate director, she decided to join CISA to support the agency in improving the […]
The Government Accountability Office said federal departments have implemented less than half of the cybersecurity recommendations it issued since 2010. According to a GAO report issued on Thursday, federal agencies have been slow in implementing recommendations, and the lackluster pace should be a sign for the Biden administration to release a national cybersecurity strategy with […]
The Department of Defense issued a draft solicitation on Friday for contractors to facilitate a third run of Hack the Pentagon, a white-hat hacker competition aimed at locating vulnerabilities in the agency’s information technology systems. The Washington Headquarters Services, a DOD component responsible for administrative operations, seeks to uncover potential exploits in the Facility Related […]
Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking to establish a National Digital Reserve Corps to address gaps in the government’s tech and cyber workforce. Under the bill proposed by Reps. Tony Gonzales and Robin Kelly, private sector personnel with skills and experience in resolving digital challenges can sign up to be part of the […]
New York Rep. Ritchie Torres has asked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Transportation to review vulnerabilities that might impact national air travel. Torres’ request, which was directed to CISA Director and 2022 Wash100 winner Jen Easterly, follows a system outage within the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 11 that caused […]
