The Hawaiian defense department has revealed that several systems were targeted by a distributed denial of service attack, which the agency linked to the Russia-based hacker group Killnet. Officials said the DDoS attack focused on systems hosting the landing page for 15 state airport websites, including the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Hawaii’s Office of […]
The Department of the Treasury is seeking information on potential steps to support the cyber insurance market. According to a request for information posted on Sept. 29, the department is looking into potential risks to the cyber insurance market and policies that could help address such risks. One measure that the Treasury is considering is […]
The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have unveiled the most common vulnerabilities China has been exploiting since 2020 to access the government and critical infrastructure networks of the U.S. and its allies. In a new cybersecurity advisory, the agencies said that China-sponsored cyber actors aim to steal intellectual […]
A sole source contract worth potentially more than $26 million has been awarded to CounterCraft to expand access to its cyber deception technology to the Department of Defense and the federal government. The win caps off a multiyear process to create a platform that addresses some of the DOD’s cybersecurity requirements. David Barroso, CounterCraft’s CEO […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory‘s Information Directorate plans to use experimental cube satellites to create a training environment for space domain cybersecurity. Thomas Parisi, a program manager at the AFRL Information Directorate, said the Stellar Space Cyber Range will replicate a real-world satellite operations center that will allow military researchers and operators to practice efforts […]
U.S. government agencies have released a joint advisory to inform the defense industrial base about the recent tactics, techniques and procedures that advanced persistent threat groups use to obtain critical information from a DIB organization. The cybersecurity advisory from the FBI, the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency revealed that several […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director is seeking information that would inform its forthcoming cyber workforce strategy. According to a request for information, ONCD wants to focus on the areas of cyber workforce hiring; diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility; and training, education and awareness. There would also be a focus on filling a shortage […]
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said that CISA will be undertaking a variety of initiatives throughout October aimed at promoting cyber hygiene, cultivating diversity in the cyber workforce and reinforcing technology supporting critical infrastructure as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Easterly, a 2022 Wash100 awardee, explained that 2022’s iteration of […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will sponsor an unclassified proposers day to share more information about the Cyber Agents for Security Testing and Learning Environments broad agency announcement. The CASTLE program seeks to develop an artificial intelligence toolkit that will train cyber agents in defending against advanced persistent threats. Agents will be exposed to […]
A U.S. Air Force wing has begun a study on the cyber dependency of USAF base networks on other government systems to determine potential risks and bottlenecks. The systems and communications directorate of the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing is in charge of the effort called Cyber Dependency Analysis. The research is currently focused […]
