Cybersecurity leaders will meet at a summit in September to discuss how Western allies are jointly deterring cyber crimes. The 13th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit will convene officials from Israel, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The event, with the theme “Transforming Cybersecurity Through a Unified Approach,” will be held in Washington, […]
The Cyber AB, formerly known as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body, has authorized Coalfire Federal to perform CMMC assessments. As one of the first CMMC third-party assessment organizations, Coalfire Federal can now offer cybersecurity evaluation services and compliance certification to companies that wish to secure contracts from the Department of Defense. The CMMC […]
The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee has agreed to send a new information technology impact report to the White House. The report focuses on the security risks involved in the current state of IT and operational technology systems. Scott Charney, the vice chairman of NSTAC, said setting and complying with requirements is a major concern, […]
The Small Business Administration has earmarked nearly $3 million for efforts to help small businesses shore up their cybersecurity infrastructure. SBA will make the funding available as grants through three state delegates. Arkansas’ Forge Institute received $999,650, Maryland’s Department of Commerce received $930,155 and South Dakota’s Dakota State University received $999,933, SBA said Tuesday. The […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency made limited progress in improving the quality of threat information, an auditor said. CISA uses a system called Automated Indicator Sharing to threat information between the government and the private sector, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General said. A review of CISA’s performance in 2019 and […]
The Department of the Interior has sufficient cyber threat detection and defense controls, the agency’s Office of the Inspector General said. The OIG shared in a memorandum that it performed penetration tests on DOI’s public-facing systems. Based on the tests, the oversight body shared that the department’s systems detected the simulated attacks and responded accordingly […]
A team of defensive cyber operators within the U.S. Cyber Command was deployed to Croatia to look for malicious cyber activity on partner networks. The deployment marks the first time CYBERCOM has deployed a team to the Balkan country. CYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force worked with partners from the Croatian Security and Intelligence Agency‘s Cyber […]
Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command, outlined plans to set up more cyber mission force teams to support combatant command missions and National Defense Strategy goals. Speaking at the TechNet Augusta 2022 conference Wednesday, Barrett revealed that the Army is working to organize four new teams in fiscal year 2022, while a […]
The Department of Energy has invested $45 million in the development and testing of cybersecurity technologies for the electric power grid. Energy is one of the 16 sectors that the Department of Homeland Security considers as critical infrastructure. The funding will go to up to 15 research, development and demonstration projects aimed at reducing the […]
IronNet Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to share information needed to combat global cyber threats. IronNet will use its Collective Defense platform to provide data to help CISA detect and respond against cyberattacks. The Collective Defense platform can detect anomalous behavior and deliver attack intelligence to users […]
