A challenge offering cash rewards to ethical hackers who can identify as many vulnerabilities in Department of Defense networks as possible has uncovered 90 “unique high and critical vulnerabilities,” the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office revealed. The Hack U.S. program, which began on July 4 and ends on July 11, also led to the […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the Department of the Treasury have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory regarding ransomware that North Korean state-sponsored actors have been using to target the health care and public health sector. The advisory outlines details about the ransomware, as well as indicators of compromise observed during multiple […]
Maryland-headquartered CyberRx, a cybersecurity risk and compliance company, announced that it has met all of the requirements for becoming a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification third-party assessor organization. The accreditation by The Cyber AB opens the doors for conducting cybersecurity assessments and certifying companies that support the defense industrial base, CyberRx said Wednesday. In a statement, […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is mulling the creation of a real-time trustworthiness scoring system for commercial zero trust solutions. Dan Chandler, chief information security officer in OMB’s Management and Operations division, explained that agencies rely on authentication tools made by companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft. However, people’s trust in systems like […]
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 […]
