The Department of Justice on Friday announced that a key part of its new strategic plan calls for the disruption of ransomware attacks and the prosecution of those behind them. The department has made it its goal to bolster its cybersecurity technological capabilities and to more aggressively pursue those who seek to compromise the U.S. […]
The Department of Defense and HackerOne have invited white hat hackers to join the Hack U.S. program, which is designed to help secure the agency’s networks. According to HackerOne, the bug bounty program started on Monday and will end on July 11. Participants will be tasked with finding high and critical vulnerabilities. They will look […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced the first four quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms emerging from a six-year encryption design competition. In May, the White House issued a statement highlighting the potential of quantum computers to drive innovation in many sectors. However, President Joe Biden warned that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer—or a cryptanalytically […]
QuSecure announced that it has secured a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract to provide its end-to-end post-quantum cybersecurity technology. In May, President Joe Biden published a memo highlighting the potential of quantum computing to drive innovation in different sectors of the economy. But the president also warned about the technology’s security implications. A […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the United States and Israel have formed a new partnership aimed at improving the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure in both countries. As part of the joint initiative, the DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate and the Israel National Cyber Directorate will provide up to $1.5 million in funding […]
The National Guard strengthened its coordination with the U.S. Cyber Command during the recent Cyber Yankee exercise. Cyber Yankee serves as a rehearsal for how the National Guard would respond to a cyberattack on critical infrastructure in the six New England states. The latest iteration of the exercise, which was held from June 5 until […]
The U.S. Cyber Command is urging more members of the private industry to share cybersecurity intelligence that could help the organization’s defensive capabilities. Dave Frederick, the executive director of USCYBERCOM, said during an event organized by Billington CyberSecurity that the combatant command will be able to expand its knowledge on cyber threats if more companies […]
The U.S. Cyber Command is taking a more aggressive stance in hunting for cyber threats operating in international networks, according to the official leading the effort. Dave Frederick, the executive director of USCYBERCOM, said that the current direction is to lean more heavily into offensive tactics, GovCIO reported Monday. Speaking at a Billington Cybersecurity event, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services should create a way for health care organizations to provide feedback on the agency’s cyber breach reporting process, a government watchdog said. HHS’ Office of Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‘s security standards as required by a law enacted in January […]
The White House announced that the federal government will spend $200 billion over the next five years to advance a joint initiative with other G7 nations called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure. The effort represents a collaboration between world economic powers to close the infrastructure gap in developing countries as well as strengthen the global […]
