Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said the organization’s partnership with the hacker community will be key in advancing national cybersecurity. Speaking at the DEF CON 22 hacking conference, Easterly shared that CISA has had success in partnering with white hat hackers, and it is […]
Department of State Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau officials met with private sector leaders in San Francisco, California, to establish a stronger technology partnership with the commercial tech industry. According to a department spokesperson, the visit is expected to be performed frequently to fuel collaborative efforts addressing several tech policy issues. Jennifer Bachus, a senior […]
The U.S. Army is working with the U.S. Cyber Command on a pilot training program that will equip cyber personnel across the military with the skills needed to perform offensive operations. Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton, who leads the Army Cyber Center of Excellence, said at a recent TechNet Augusta conference that the new program is […]
The Cyber Safety Review Board is enhancing its investigation process using lessons learned from its Log4j vulnerability probe. During the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, CSRB Chair Rob Silvers, who is also the undersecretary of homeland security for strategy, policy and plans, acknowledged how the initial review of the vulnerability demonstrated the effectiveness of the concept […]
Over 275 cyber experts across the Department of Defense, U.S. federal agencies and the Five Eyes Alliance participated in the first iteration of the U.S. Cyber Command‘s Cyber Flag 22. Cyber Flag is the command’s annual defensive cyber exercise, which allows participants to train against malicious actors to improve readiness and interoperability. For the 2022 […]
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 […]
