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’ […]
Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told lawmakers that the organization is attempting to understand the potential impacts of an electromagnetic pulse on 5G networks. Testifying before the House Homeland Security cybersecurity, infrastructure and innovation subcommittee, Goldstein stated that CISA is considering both natural and man-made […]
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 […]
