The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that it has added industrial control system specialists to the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative public-private partnership. Created in August 2021, JCDC serves as a platform for the federal government, local governments and the private sector to jointly develop whole-of-nation cybersecurity plans. JCDC’s mission is to facilitate the dissemination […]
Maryland-headquartered Sealing Technologies announced that it has received a production other transaction agreement to support the United States Cyber Command’s mission to direct, synchronize and coordinate cyberspace planning and operations with foreign allies. The award came after the successful completion of a competitive prototype project for a “Hunt Forward” solution for the Cyber National Mission […]
Maryland-headquartered cybersecurity company Dragos announced a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy for the use of its Neighborhood Keeper offering to bolster security and increase visibility among the U.S. critical energy infrastructure community. The partnership will allow DOE analysts to view anonymized, aggregate information about threat analytics, indicators of compromise, and the prevalence of […]
SecurityScorecard has entered into a public sector distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology, a reseller of information technology products to government customers. As part of the agreement, SecurityScorecard’s supply chain visibility offerings will be made available through Carahsoft’s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, IT Enterprise Technology Solutions-Software 2, OMNI Partners, National Association of State Procurement […]
Aaron Weis, the chief information officer at the Department of the Navy and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said the organization’s cybersecurity approach is flawed in that it views cybersecurity as a compliance problem. Speaking at the Cloudera Government Forum, Weis said the Navy should create a cybersecurity model that focuses on a holistic approach to […]
Four federal agencies have warned organizations about a new tool that could allow hackers to penetrate devices used in industrial control systems. According to the joint warning, an unnamed advanced persistent threat actor designed the tool, dubbed “PIPEDREAM,” that can give actors full system access to industrial control systems/supervisory control and data acquisition devices. The […]
Telos, a cybersecurity and information security company, has entered into a distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology. As part of the partnership, Telos’ virtual obfuscation, cyber risk management and compliance automation solutions will be made more widely available for public-sector customers, Carahsoft said. Telos’ offerings will be available through Carahsoft’s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told those managing critical infrastructure what kind of incidents the agency wants to be fully appraised about through a newly-published “quick guide.” The move was spurred by the sense of urgency arising in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Nextgov reported Friday. The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure […]
The House of Representatives has passed its version of a bill seeking to give the Department of Homeland Security more tools to strengthen national cybersecurity preparedness. The National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021, which was proposed by Sens. John Cornyn and Patrick Leahy in March 2021, would authorize DHS to collaborate with the National […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking for a $107 million boost for its fiscal year 2023 cybersecurity budget to support all areas of its information security program. VA wants to focus on implementing zero trust security and other security measures to protect its IT systems from ransomware attacks and other security breaches. The agency’s […]
