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 […]
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 […]
