The U.S. Transportation Command has implemented core zero trust capabilities on its classified networks. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the commander of USTRANSCOM, said during a National Defense Transportation Association meeting that the zero trust implementation means that the combatant command’s classified networks have reached a baseline maturity level. She stated that her organization will continue […]
The American Federation of Government Employees is challenging a potential amendment to the 2023 defense spending bill that would set up a civilian reserve at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Legislation introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen and Marsha Blackburn requires the CISA director to test a new 180-day employee designation that lets ex-government workers […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will begin its Infrastructure Security Month with a summit focused on the threats facing K-12 education facilities, such as cyberattacks and school shootings. The National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security will be held virtually from Nov. 1 to 3, during which school safety experts, practitioners and various […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected teams from the industry and academia to develop tools that can prevent threat actors from exploiting vulnerabilities in integrated computing systems. Work will be performed under the 48-month Hardening Development Toolchains Against Emergent Execution Engines program. HARDEN consists of three phases, the first two segments will run […]
Commercially produced software will be subject to new procurement and security regulations, according to a White House announcement. The move is in line with the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity enacted in 2021 by President Joe Biden. According to an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s […]
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center’s Cyber Training Academy offers various training services to help operators improve their cybersecurity skills. Casey Szyper, the director of DC3 CTA, said the academy’s goal is to provide easily accessible training and education that would allow operators to protect defense information systems from unauthorized use, counterintelligence and fraudulent […]
The Biden administration plans to increase baseline cybersecurity measures for the communications, water and health care sectors. The cybersecurity effort will be carried out by the Federal Communications Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services. The cyber regulations plan is the latest step that the White House is taking […]
The Technology Modernization Board will provide funds in fiscal year 2023 to the U.S. Army’s Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection Project, an initiative for the modernization and upkeep of Organic Industrial Base Operational Technology systems through patching vulnerabilities and improving the cyber posture of personnel that monitor and respond to incidents. To defend the OIB OT, […]
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command has conducted a cybersecurity exercise involving Navy reservists to strengthen system defenses against cyberattacks. During Operation Cyber Dragon, performed from March to August, participants were successful in securing unclassified computer networks from cyber threats. It resulted in upskilling individuals with no or little technical experience and led to the creation of […]
The Biden-Harris administration has announced in a fact sheet that it will hold a stakeholder meeting to discuss a product labeling system meant to secure internet of things products. The proposed label would signify that an item conforms with U.S. government standards and has been tested by approved entities. The move follows a directive to […]
