NTT has joined the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a group of government and commercial organizations led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that focuses on protecting key infrastructure and functions by forming defense strategies, fusing information and distributing guidance. CEO and President Akira Shimada said that public-private collaboration will be necessary to deter cyber […]
The National Science Foundation has chosen nine universities to receive a combined $29 million in funding under CyberCorps Scholarship for Service, which is aimed at supporting cybersecurity workforce recruitment and retention in government. Each recipient will establish grant programs intended to finance applicants’ learning on the condition that they take on cybersecurity roles at the […]
The Department of the Interior has lax cybersecurity practices that leave it vulnerable to phishing scams and hacks, the agency’s Office of the Inspector General found. The OIG said in a report that it was able to crack over 18,000 out of nearly 86,000 active passwords, including those from accounts with elevated privileges and over […]
The U.S. Air Force’s 8th Communication Squadron employs cyber tools allowing members to identify and resolve potential vulnerabilities in the Kunsan Air Base’s network. 2nd Lt. Christopher Jeon, 8th CS cyber defense officer in charge, highlighted the importance of the cyber defense team’s work, noting that if an adversary gained access to the base’s network, […]
Rob Main, a former North Carolina chief risk official, said in a recent interview that chief information security officers have become more important amid rising cyber threats to the government. He highlighted his state’s holistic cybersecurity approach based on the notion that attacks on the local level could have ripple effects on larger government entities. […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking a contractor that can perform penetration testing services to improve its cybersecurity capabilities. According to a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the contractor will serve as a red team that would simulate attacks on the USPTO’s networks by using methods and resources that threat actors […]
Officials from the Department of Defense recently met with U.S. partners in the Five Eyes alliance to discuss zero trust practices and the development of Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a communications and sensing network that spans all the military services and covers land, sea, air and cyber, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Five Eyes is an […]
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has warned that a Clop ransomware group has developed a new tactic to steal sensitive data from health care organizations and force them to pay a ransom. According to the latest HC3 analyst note, the group has been using medical appointment requests to send infected files disguised as medical […]
President Joe Biden signed into law the Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 on Dec. 27, aiming to enhance protection efforts across the Department of Veterans Affairs and the data it stores. The legislation, which calls for a third-party audit of information technology systems and cyber defense programs, was proposed after hackers breached a department […]
The U.S. and Japan are expected to finalize a memorandum of understanding focused on boosting the cyber defense of both countries. Japanese Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday to discuss the potential defense cooperation, Nikkei Asia reported. The MOU would center on developing […]
