The U.S. Secret Service has hosted a cyber incident response simulation that is focused on ransomware mitigation. The Secret Service invited government agencies, executive business leaders and law enforcement organizations to find ways on how to respond to cyberattacks. During the event, participants had to deal with an escalating cyberattack on a fictional company. Experts […]
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly on Thursday told lawmakers that ensuring the integrity of the electoral process is her agency’s priority ahead of the midterm elections scheduled in November. She warned legislators of the probability that Russia would once again take steps to disrupt the U.S. polls, The Hill reported Thursday. Testifying […]
U.S. and international security authorities have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory about commonly exploited software flaws. The authorities, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said that malicious actors continue to target private and public-sector entities despite public knowledge about the vulnerabilities that they exploit. The new advisory is focused on helping organizations implement mitigation […]
Cybersecurity services firm SOFITC announced that it has completed the onboarding of personnel needed to perform work under the single-award Risk Management and Assessment Support Services blanket purchase agreement for the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Information Security Officer Directorate. The $94 million, six-year BPA was competitively awarded on the General Services Administration’s Highly Adaptive […]
The Department of Defense has partnered with five universities to launch a virtual institute aimed at expanding the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Led by Northeastern University, the new Viceroy Decree institute will offer courses related to cybersecurity, electronic warfare, cryptography, data science, defense research and strategic foreign languages. Viceroy Decree’s other collaborators are Northern Arizona University, […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working to ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s internet of things devices and systems are secure. James Rodd, the cloud portfolio manager at FEMA, said during the ATARC 2022 Emerging Technology Summit that the agency is continuously working with CISA to develop best practices and a security […]
The General Services Administration plans to publish a collection of zero trust implementation playbooks in the coming months, a technology official said. Kiran Balsa, the deputy director of the information technology modernization division in GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy, said the documents are aimed at addressing the lack of specific steps in existing zero trust […]
The Department of Homeland Security has concluded its first “Hack DHS” three-phase bug bounty program, which involved more than 450 cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers. DHS said the first phase of the program led to the discovery of 122 vulnerabilities, including 27 deemed critical. A total of $125,600 was awarded to the researchers who identified […]
The House of Representatives has introduced a bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Carey and Deborah Ross, that focuses on cyber threats against the U.S. energy sector. The Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program Act would establish a grant program that would help graduate and postdoctoral researchers who are focusing on cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. The program […]
The Department of Energy has awarded nearly $12 million in research, development and demonstration projects for new cybersecurity technologies for the energy sector. The funding lots were awarded to six universities. According to the department, the technologies are designed, operated and maintained to survive and recover from cyberattacks. The DOE said a resilient energy sector […]
