The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative now includes the Public Safety Threat Alliance, an information sharing and analysis organization established by Motorola Solutions. Recognized by CISA, the PSTA reports on ransomware attacks and other malicious activities that affect public safety and critical systems. The alliance consists of public safety entities such […]
Cloud-enabled domain name system provider Infoblox has announced that its BloxOne Threat Defense Federal Cloud has secured moderate authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. BloxOne Threat Defense Federal Cloud comprises the company’s Cloud Services Portal, Threat Intel Data Exchange and Dossier threat investigation platform. The solution allows government agencies to simplify and […]
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has created a new cyber unit and appointed its first director. According to the department, the Mississippi Cyber Unit will manage cybersecurity threat information and mitigation matters across the state and will act as Mississippi’s cyber reporting and response center. The unit will be part of the state’s Office […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Cyber Security Center has posted a request for information to identify providers of round-the-clock threat response capabilities as well as enterprise services such as continuous diagnostics and information technology operations. The potential vendor will also be tasked with providing engineering support for data and service integration to the Department […]
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 […]
