The House of Representatives’ version of the annual defense bill would create a new avenue for the private and public sectors to share cyber threat information. If enacted, the bill would direct the heads of the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to develop a Cyber Threat Information Collaboration Environment […]
Laura Galante, a veteran cybersecurity intelligence analyst and the former director of global intelligence at cybersecurity company Mandiant, was appointed as the director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She started working in this position in May. Galante was the CEO of her own cyber […]
Perspecta Enterprise Services, a Peraton company, has secured a potential $562.9 million task order to support the Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center. DC3 is a designated federal cyber center that provides specialized training for DOD mission areas such as cybersecurity, critical infrastructure security, law enforcement and counterintelligence, according to its website. The General Services […]
Kshemendra Paul, the chief data officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said collaboration and data interoperability could benefit cybersecurity efforts, but it would take a whole-of-government approach to get the best results. Speaking at the 2022 ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Forum, Paul posited that working with the Chief Information Security Officer community, the CDO Council and […]
Neal Higgins, deputy director for national cybersecurity, warned that a protracted conflict in Ukraine may drive Russia into launching a wave of cyberattacks. The official said that Moscow’s frustration over its lack of progress on the ground may cause it to resort to other tactics to discourage Ukraine’s international supporters, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Speaking at […]
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 […]
