The U.S. Navy has launched Operation Cyber Dragon, an initiative that is designed to protect the service’s networks. The Navy kicked off the repeatable operation in March. Sandy Radesky, the deputy chief information officer of the Navy Fleet Cyber Command, said Operation Cyber Dragon identifies vulnerabilities in commercial cloud-hosted and externally facing assets and seals […]
California State University, San Bernardino on Tuesday announced that it will be the first school to take part in a new Space Force recruitment initiative called the Cyber Halo Innovation Research Program. Through this effort, the Space Systems Command and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are seeking to recruit the service’s next-generation of cyber professionals in […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback to serve as the service’s deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations. If confirmed by the Senate, Lauderback would be promoted to the grade of lieutenant general and succeed Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien, FedScoop reported. According to O’Brien’s Air […]
The Department of Homeland Security‘s human resources system that is designed to hire cybersecurity specialists has so far hired one employee since it was deployed in November 2021. The first employee that was hired through the Cybersecurity Talent Management System was onboarded on the week of May 23, and another employee is expected to be […]
A ranking official of the Secret Service said that addressing cybercrime has become the agency’s top priority and its agents have turned to artificial intelligence and machine learning to run after cybercriminals. Roy Dotson, the Secret Service’s national pandemic recovery coordinator, explained that new technology gives investigators a better chance of working cases faster and […]
The Senate has confirmed Air Force. Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as the new deputy commander of the U.S. Cyber Command. Headquartered in Fort Meade, Maryland, USCYBERCOM is responsible for coordinating cyberspace planning and operations to advance U.S. national security interests. Haugh will take over the duties of Charles Moore, who has been serving as the […]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday told lawmakers that his agency needs an additional $106 million in its fiscal 2023 budget to shore up its cybersecurity position. With this additional request, the FBI is asking for an overall budget of $10.8 billion for the next fiscal year, a six percent increase over […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced a five-step process that is designed to help other agencies securely adopt 5G technologies. The 5G Security Evaluation Process is the result of a collaboration between CISA, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate and the Department of Defense’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense […]
The leaders of the United States, Australia, India and Japan have pledged to cooperate on cybersecurity as part of their effort to promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. In a joint statement, U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Ministry Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida affirmed their commitment […]
Virginia-headquartered XOR Security announced that it has been awarded a $31.4 million single-award task order to provide Cybersecurity Operations Support Services to the United States Patent and Trademark Office within the Department of Commerce. The task order was awarded to help the USPTO comply with Executive Order 13800, a presidential directive on strengthening federal networks’ […]
