Students and faculty members from the Naval Postgraduate School attended the inaugural Hack the Port 22 Maritime and Control Systems Cybersecurity Conference, which took place on March 21 to 25. Participants took part in a virtual cyber exercise competition where they tested the security of a fictional port. The competition also gave students insights into […]
The Department of Defense is not fully compliant with its cybersecurity requirements for controlled unclassified information, a government watchdog said. According to the Government Accountability Office, CUI is information that, while not classified, is still sensitive and must be protected from public disclosure. A review of the DOD’s 2,900 CUI systems showed that the department […]
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan has asked Congress for over $4 billion to upgrade nationwide water infrastructure. The official told lawmakers that his agency is also making the request amid the growing threat of cyberattacks targeting municipal water and wastewater systems, FCW reported Friday. Testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s energy […]
The U.S. Army has initiated a phase 3 pre-production pilot to test software-as-a-service small business Hypori‘s Halo offering for scale as a zero trust, bring-your-own-device solution. Hypori Halo is expected to be used across the Army, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. The military branch chose Halo after the solution completed a series […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that federal agencies have a May 23 deadline to resolve vulnerability issues in five products from cloud computing company VMware that could allow attackers to have deep access without the need to authenticate. The agency said in an emergency directive that the discovered vulnerabilities put federal networks and […]
The Space Force will likely establish its own component in the U.S. Cyber Command in the future, a senior official said. The nascent military service relies on the Air Force to have a connection with the combatant command. Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman, the deputy chief of space operations for cyber and nuclear, said that cyber […]
Christine Wormuth, the secretary of the Department of the Army, said there should be a focus on the Department of Defense’s Cyber Expected Service authorities to attract cybersecurity talent. Speaking before the House Appropriations Committee, Wormuth told lawmakers that six years after Congress granted the Pentagon authorities to become more flexible in compensating and hiring […]
The federal government has made progress in strengthening the cybersecurity of its networks, a cyber official in the White House told a House Homeland Security panel. Deputy National Cyber Director Chris DeRusha testified that while more work needs to be done, the government has made “significant progress” on priority items, including implementing multi-factor authentication and […]
The U.S. Space Force is prioritizing the protection of on-orbit assets from cyberattacks, a top official said. Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the first commander of the Space Operations Command, called cyber the “soft underbelly” of the nascent military service. Whiting said that the global nature of the Space Force’s network infrastructure gives it a massive […]
The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Software Security Foundation have provided the government with a plan to improve the security of open-source software. According to a summary provided in a press release, the plan calls for about $150 million in funding over two years to advance solutions in 10 problem areas. According to the […]
