The Cyberspace Solarium Commission is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to provide more information on ransomware attacks against health care networks. In a letter addressed to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Sen. Angus King and Rep. Mike Gallagher asked for a briefing with the agency to identify ways to address cybersecurity gaps across […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has provided state and local election officials with a new set of resources to protect their voting systems from cyber threats, including phishing, ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks. CISA released the Protecting U.S. Elections: A CISA Cybersecurity Toolkit in preparation for the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. It was launched […]
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has urged lawmakers to create a new agency that will be focused on privacy, data management and other cyber risks threatening national security. His envisioned U.S. Digital Agency will be tasked to review the organizational structures comprising the federal cyber landscape and how […]
The Federal Chief Information Officer Council‘s Interagency Zero Trust Leadership Steering Group is focusing its efforts on identifying the challenges that federal agencies face as they implement zero trust security architectures. Speaking at the ATARC Zero Trust Summit, Sean Connelly, the manager of the Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 program, shared that the council is looking […]
A new report revealed that the Department of Veterans Affairs had key lapses in its identity, credential and access management systems and processes due to several factors. According to the VA Office of the Inspector General, the agency did not work enough with the offices tasked with ICAM oversight. OIG also said that without an […]
California-headquartered Forescout Technologies announced that it has joined the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative formed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bring organizations together to thwart cyber attacks. The JCDC is expected to take advantage of the knowledge, visibility and capabilities of its members to improve the defense of critical systems and inform government […]
A joint advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Australian Cyber Security Centre urges organizations to proactively address malware strains that have been targeting systems for at least five years. The government agencies warned against top malware strains in 2021, namely Agent Tesla, AZORult, Formbook, Ursnif, LokiBot, MouseIsland, NanoCore, Qakbot, Remcos, TrickBot […]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray told the U.S. Senate that China, especially the Chinese Community Party, constitutes the most significant cyber threat confronting the United States today. He assured senators that the bureau is hard at work trying to thwart the Chinese government’s efforts to conduct broad-scale economic espionage and compromise America’s economic […]
Sen. Maggie Hassan has proposed legislation aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of small businesses. The Small Business Cybersecurity Act would provide funding to small business development centers, which offer individualized advice and technical assistance to small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs. SBDCs, which were created by the Small Business Administration, can use the bill’s funding to […]
The Internal Revenue Service‘s Office of Safeguards is looking for a contractor that can provide support services to ensure that other agencies are protecting federal tax information. According to a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the contractor must perform preparatory agency outreach, pre-review analysis, automated and manual computer security scans, findings reporting and […]
