The National Institute of Standards and Technology on Thursday announced the release of updated guidance intended to help agencies and organizations protect against cyberthreats in the supply chain. The revised document seeks to supply users of software and other technologies with the necessary know-how to protect against emerging threats, FedScoop reported Friday. In a statement, […]
BlueVoyant announced that it has been accredited as a registered provider organization for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. CMMC is an assessment framework that the Department of Defense established to improve the security of sensitive national security information. RPOs are authorized to provide advice, consulting and recommendations to clients seeking to comply with CMMC […]
SecurID, an RSA business, announced that its government-focused identity and access management solution has received Moderate impact-level approval under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides cybersecurity ratings for cloud-based products and services offered to federal agencies. With a Moderate impact-level clearance, a cloud service offering is deemed […]
Maryland-headquartered cybersecurity news service The CyberWire announced that it has launched a first-of-its-kind public service audio feed for urgent cybersecurity advisories on behalf of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Dubbed CISA Cybersecurity Alerts, the audio alerts will be a stand-alone feed that subscribers can find wherever they get their podcasts, The CyberWire said Wednesday. […]
Rob Joyce, the director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency and a 2022 Wash100 winner, has urged people not to resort to vigilante hacking against Russia. Speaking at a Vanderbilt University security summit, Joyce said it is not ideal for civilian vigilantes to join a nation-state attack because it is illegal and because it […]
A private research team hired by the Department of Defense to identify digital vulnerabilities among contractors found hundreds of flaws over the course of its one-year investigation, an official at the Pentagon’s Cyber Crimes Center revealed. Melissa Vice, chief operations officer at the vulnerability disclosure program, said the digital bug hunt “discovered some 400 issues […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking feedback on its new guidance that highlights 5G technology security. Jeff Cichonski, an IT specialist at NIST and one of the authors of the Draft Special Publication 1800-33B, said the goal of the guidance is to help organizations understand the available cybersecurity capabilities for 5G and […]
Nine industry groups have called on Congress to support additional investments in federal technology modernization projects. In an open letter to both chambers of Congress, the coalition asked appropriators to meet or exceed the Biden administration’s request to add $300 million to the Technology Modernization Fund, FedScoop reported. TMF is a government-wide program authorized in […]
Lawmakers have proposed legislation seeking to strengthen the cybersecurity of space systems that support critical infrastructure. Introduced by Reps. Tom Malinowski and Andrew Garbarino, the Satellite Cybersecurity Act would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop standards for the commercial satellite sector. The bill would require the Government Accountability Office to assess how […]
Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2022 Wash100 winner, is asking lawmakers for an additional $80 million in funding to complement a $1 billion allocation for the improvement of critical infrastructure cybersecurity across the U.S. Speaking at a House Appropriations Committee hearing, Easterly said that the additional funding […]
