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 […]
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 […]
