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 […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is set to announce the winners of an extended contest to establish new encryption standards potentially capable of withstanding attacks from quantum computers, a top agency official said. The prospect that such futuristic computers will be able to solve mathematical problems that normal computers cannot continue to be […]
Congress has enacted legislation to give the Department of Homeland Security more tools to strengthen national cyber preparedness. Proposed by Sens. John Cornyn and Patrick Leahy, the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act authorizes the DHS to collaborate with the National Cybersecurity Prepared Consortium. The new law will help stakeholders at the national, state and local […]
Recon InfoSec, a security operations services provider, announced that it will provide cyber threat hunting services for free to a limited number of critical infrastructure organizations. Starting this May, the company will provide one free threat hunt per quarter to an organization belonging to a critical infrastructure sector as defined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
Adm. Michael Gilday, the chief of naval operations at the U.S. Navy and a two-time Wash100 winner, said the military branch has struggled to meet cyber personnel readiness goals but is doing its part to secure training gaps. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Gilday shared that the lapses are in cyber recruitment, training, […]
Virginia-headquartered Intelligent Waves announced that it has formed a strategic collaboration with cybersecurity company Horizon3 .ai to support next-generation cybersecurity protection in DevOps for the Department of Defense’s special operations community. The partnership enables the mitigation and prevention of malicious actors trying to gain or deny access to critical networks that support the Pentagon, Intelligent […]
The Department of State announced that various U.S. government agencies have been mobilized to help ensure Ukrainians’ access to the internet despite continued clashes against invading Russian forces. Americans are also committed to bolstering Ukraine’s cyber defense capabilities amid cyberattacks being waged by Russia as part of its war effort, the Department of State said […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate will work with South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology to research, develop and exchange cybersecurity and public safety solutions. DHS and MSIT signed a project agreement and a joint statement of intent for the initiative. Under the JSoI, DHS S&T and MSIT will […]
The White House has announced three new senior leaders in the Office of the National Cyber Director. They will work alongside Chris DeRusha, who serves as the deputy national cyber director for federal cybersecurity and the federal chief information security officer, the White House said Tuesday. Kemba Eneas Walden, an attorney with experience in both […]
President Joe Biden has signed into law a piece of legislation that is designed to improve the collection of data related to cybercrime. The new law, titled “Better Cybercrimes Metrics Act,” requires the Department of Justice to lay down actions to allow law enforcement agencies to improve their data collection capabilities. One of the measures […]
