The National Security Agency Cybersecurity Collaboration Center has released the fifth episode in its YouTube series on cybersecurity. In the seven-minute video, subject matter experts highlighted how the hundreds of thousands of companies in the defense industrial base support the NSA’s cybersecurity mission. The episode features insights from cybersecurity technical fellow Josiah Dykstra and Kristina […]
The House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee has approved a $417 million budget increase for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The budget increase was approved during the subcommittee’s markup of the Department of Homeland Security‘s spending bill, which is worth nearly $86 billion. The bill includes a $2.93 million allocation for CISA for the fiscal […]
The Department of Energy announced the publication of a congressionally-directed strategy to provide a framework for enhancing engineering training, tools and practices to build resilient clean energy systems designed to withstand cyber threats. Called the National Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy, the document provides guidance on the application of cybersecurity technology across the engineering design lifecycle of grid […]
The U.S. Cyber Command plans to expand its training responsibilities for the service members that it takes under its command, a top official said. USCYBERCOM has four service components: Army Cyber Command, Fleet Cyber Command, Air Forces Cyber and Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. Each component is responsible for training its troops based on joint […]
The White House’s top cyber adviser is looking into establishing baseline cybersecurity requirements for critical information and communications technology products. The U.S. government has shown that it expects American companies to voluntarily take steps to strengthen their own cybersecurity. However, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis said that a company’s interest in delivering a secure product […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has released a new document that supports resilient positioning, navigation and timing technology. Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, the senior official performing the duties of the undersecretary for science and technology, said PNT is critical infrastructure that enables various applications such as vehicle navigation and telecommunications. She also […]
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for proposals for a permanent bug bounty program, which would crowd-source cybersecurity testing services from vetted researchers. DHS intends to issue a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $43.16 million for the solicitation, according to the RFP posted on SAM .gov. The contractor is required to […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to improve its cybersecurity oversight of the water and wastewater sector after experts said water and wastewater cybersecurity is the weakest link in critical infrastructure. According to Mark Montgomery, executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, the EPA only has around $7 million in its annual budget dedicated to […]
A spokesman for the U.S. Army revealed plans to increase the number of cyber warfare personnel from just over 3,000 today to more than 6,000 by 2030. The service is doubling the size of its active-duty cyber corps to meet growing threats posed by advanced adversaries like Russia and China, FedScoop reported Friday. The spokesperson […]
Kurt DelBene, the assistant secretary for information and technology and the chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the agency is improving its workforce and asset management to respond to rising digital threats. Speaking before the House Veterans Committee’s subcommittee on technology modernization, DelBene said budget increases are necessary to retain the […]
