Cybersecurity
Congress takes up software supply chain security
The FITARA scorecard could become a vehicle for measuring agency progress against the administration's software security goals.
Cybersecurity
Okta breach includes theft of data on nearly all help desk users, including some feds
The company revised its earlier reporting on the scope of the breach, but said that data on users of high-impact federal and DOD systems was not compromised.
Cybersecurity
HHS seeks zero trust support
The highly federated agency is looking for contactor assistance to hit enterprisewide security goals.
Cybersecurity
Navy’s first cyber strategy looks beyond cybersecurity to digital operations
The military branch must “fully account for new realities presented by cyberspace and the information environment,” the inaugural strategy asserts.
Cybersecurity
Employee data hit in Idaho National Lab cyberattack
The lab confirmed that it has been in touch with federal law enforcement agencies concerning the attack on its servers.
Cybersecurity
FCC wants to improve cyber protections for schools, libraries
Faced with a growing number of cyberattacks on school districts nationwide, the agency announced a three-year pilot program to gather data on the best cyberdefenses.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI warn of social engineering-based ransomware
Federal agencies are revealing more information on the Scattered Spider cybercriminal group in a bid to both prevent breaches and encourage victims to offer more detail on such attacks.
Cybersecurity
CISA turns 5 and looks to the future
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is growing up as its mission to protect against cyber threats becomes ever more complex.
Cybersecurity
AI can help agencies enhance their cyber defense, study finds
General Dynamics Information Technology’s recent survey of 200 federal officials involved in cyber decisions found that AI tools could help address human-caused vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases revised cyber requirements for controlled unclassified information
The proposed revisions will ideally serve as a “balanced, strong starting point” for agencies and contractors that deal with sensitive information, a NIST official said.
Cybersecurity
Defense firms can take steps now to comply with enhanced cyber standards, industry officials say
The next version of the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is expected to be released later this month and will “set the bar higher” for security requirements.
Cybersecurity
CISA sees ‘routine and standard’ security reports at beginning of Election Day
Working extensively with local jurisdictions, “it’s all about communication,” a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official noted.
Cybersecurity
Data on active-duty servicemembers is a available for purchase online, report says
A new study from Duke University sheds light on how easy it is to find U.S military personnel online for a price.
Cybersecurity
How the US aims to tackle the ‘collective action problem’ of ransomware
New efforts in the International Counter Ransomware Initiative intend to leverage automated systems to halt illicit financial transactions, according to a White House cyber official.
Cybersecurity
ICE’s ‘outdated and overly permissive’ device policy left the agency vulnerable, watchdog warns
A spring audit of agency mobile devices found several banned and outdated applications installed on personnel and contractor smartphones.
Cybersecurity
Defense intelligence director voices support for a cyber-specific intel center
DIA Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier said his agency needs “to get our act together on intelligence support to cyber operations.”
Cybersecurity
SEC sues SolarWinds for allegedly fraudulent cybersecurity statements
The company says it will "vigorously oppose" the lawsuit.
Cybersecurity
The cyber workforce gap is growing
Despite a significant increase in the number of people entering the cyber field in 2023, demand is still far outpacing that supply.
Cybersecurity
CISA and HHS look to help the health sector ramp up cyber hygiene
Agency resources are intended to address the longstanding challenges health systems and hospitals have faced from increasingly advanced cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
CISA needs more money and less red tape, report says
Bureaucracy and dispersed authorities hinder the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's ability to carry out its mission as network cyber lead, according to an analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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