The FBI has disclosed that 12 countries joined Operation Endgame, launched on May 28 as the first coordinated global law enforcement drive against cybercriminals. According to the bureau, authorities from the United States, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom synchronized the operation, with the help of the European Union’s Europol and Eurojust. […]
The Environmental Protection Agency will soon be able to comply with the Government Accountability Office’s recommendation to assess its cybersecurity risk. In a recent email to FedScoop, an EPA spokesperson said that the agency is expected to complete its risk assessment process by Nov. 22. The spokesperson also shared that the EPA updated its procedure […]
The United States and its allies discussed the latest developments in cyber diplomacy and cooperative efforts in cybersecurity and capacity building during the ninth annual Nordic-Baltic + U.S. Cyber Consultation on Tuesday in Estonia. Representatives from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the U.S. also explored the applications of artificial intelligence in the […]
The operations of a Chinese-run global cybercrime network halted on Tuesday after the U.S. government identified the people behind a botnet responsible for massive theft called 911 S5. On Tuesday, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the properties and interests in property of designated individuals and entities associated with Yunhe […]
The Joint Force Headquarters – DOD Information Network could soon be under the U.S. Cyber Command once the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill is signed into law. On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee adopted an amendment in the spending bill by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., that will designate the JFHQ-DODIN as a subordinate unified […]
Members of the U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force collaborated for about three months with cyber defenders in the Zambian Information Communication Technology Authority, during which the American team tracked and eliminated vulnerabilities in Zambia’s networks. According to CYBERCOM, the CNMF’s first Zambian deployment is part of its intelligence-driven Defend Forward program to ward […]
National Cyber Director Harry Coker said augmentations to a backbone data transmission algorithm will take effect in more than half of federal IP addresses by the end of 2024 to protect sensitive data from being rerouted to untrusted transmission paths. The algorithm, called the Border Gateway Protocol, was developed in 1989 to accelerate data transfers […]
The Department of Defense is seeking to push the deadline for its zero trust cybersecurity architecture rollout before its original deadline of the end of fiscal year 2027, according to David McKeown, the DOD’s deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity and senior information security officer. Speaking at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks on Wednesday, McKeown, a past Wash100 […]
The National Security Agency has released a Cybersecurity Information Sheet titled “Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Application and Workload Pillar,” offering recommendations for organizations to secure applications and ensure continuous workload visibility within a zero trust security model. The NSA recommends a “never trust, always verify” approach for applications and workloads, highlighting a progressive […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command have signed a binding partnership agreement to advance their Constellation pilot program designed to accelerate the delivery of cyber technologies to the Department of Defense. Launched in 2022, the program lays the path for rapidly developing cyber solutions from concept to application, with mechanisms […]
