Immersive Labs has entered into a partnership with Ultimate Knowledge Institute to make its hands-on cyber exercises available on the Department of Defense Cyber Mission Force Persistent Cyber Training Environment through an integration with UKi’s OpenDash360 platform. Tony Akers, CEO at UKi, said that bringing Immersive Labs’ cyber resilience content will help the DOD and […]
The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency has released a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing common techniques and procedures used by the Black Basta ransomware group and other affiliates. The Black Basta is a ransomware-as-a-service that was first identified in April 2022 and has since targeted critical infrastructure and health care sectors in the United States, Australia […]
The White House is proposing to require hospitals and other health care entities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to meet minimum cybersecurity standards. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology and a past Wash100 awardee, and an unnamed U.S. official revealed the enforcement plan, following a recent cyberattack on Change […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has concluded its fifth President’s Cyber Cup Challenge, aimed at identifying and cultivating promising cybersecurity talent within the federal government and military workforce, Nextgov/FCW reported. The 2024 competition format involved three rounds of challenges that simulated real-world cybersecurity scenarios, including monitoring internet of things traffic, configuring routers with IPv6 […]
Cloudflare will help the Department of the Treasury and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory improve the sharing of advanced threat intelligence as part of an effort to enhance the financial services industry’s cyber resilience. Under the partnership between the three organizations, the Treasury and PNNL will be using Cloudflare to grant financial services institutions privileged access […]
The Department of Defense is balancing the vital task of managing the risks associated with cybersecurity and promoting innovation with newly released guidance. Signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on May 2, the new guidance mandates “testing re-use and reciprocity to be implemented by any authorized official within the department except when the […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services a $789 million contract to strengthen cybersecurity for the service’s global maritime forces. The contract, which has an initial five-year base period with the potential to be extended for an additional five years, centers on supporting the Navy’s SHARKCAGE program, an initiative aimed at establishing a unified […]
CounterCraft and Carahsoft Technology are teaming up to bring CounterCraft’s advanced threat detection solutions to public sector organizations through Carahsoft’s reseller network and government procurement contracts. CounterCraft’s deception-based platform offers law enforcement, national defense and security agencies advanced threat detection, empowering them to rapidly identify and neutralize cyberattacks, including the ones from nation-state actors, Carahsoft […]
The U.S. State Department has released its International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy, outlining a cooperative approach to international technology diplomacy. In line with the National Security Strategy and the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the international strategy aims to foster an innovative, secure and rights-respecting digital world, the State Department said. The core principle of the […]
The Biden-Harris administration has released the second version of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan, an update to the federal government’s efforts to improve the national cyber posture. Among the new objectives included in NCSIP Version 2 are strengthening the cyber resilience of the health care sector and advancing the collaboration between federal, state, local, […]
