ClearShark will provide the Department of Defense with products from key cybersecurity vendors under an Enterprise Software Initiative blanket purchase agreement. The ESI BPA comes with a five-year base period and five one-year options. Under the contract, the DOD can purchase cybersecurity software at a lower price compared to the rates provided by the General […]
The U.S. Space Force is developing a new program to identify cyberthreats to ground-based space systems. Brig. Gen. Tim Sejba, the program executive officer for space domain awareness and combat power at the Space Force, said during the recent Space Industry Days event that the Digital Bloodhound program will be a holistic approach to identifying […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking feedback on eight Microsoft 365 security configuration baselines for the cloud security pilots of federal agencies. CISA released the baselines as part of its Secure Cloud Business Applications project, which was established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization […]
Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer, said at a CyberScoop event that the Office of Management and Budget has begun implementing zero trust across the government. He explained that work is ongoing to assist agencies with cybersecurity cost management and formally establish a broad cultural shift. According to DeRusha, long-term adoption hinges upon government […]
Raytheon’s intelligence and space business unit has participated in the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence 2022 Technology Gateway to demonstrate its Operational Zero Trust approach. During the event held at Yuma Proving Ground from Sept. 19 to Oct. 18, Raytheon Intelligence & Space showed how the OZT capability strengthens the resiliency of the Integrated Tactical Network […]
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 […]
