Modernization
DHS looks to upgrade flagging info sharing program
A top cyber official at the Department of Homeland Security said the underutilized Automated Indicator Sharing program will be getting a facelift to improve quality and facilitate more complex defensive actions.
Cybersecurity
CISA official touts data sharing in critical infrastructure
Where privately owned critical infrastructure providers had balked at sharing threat data five years ago, it's become now a critical, commercial necessity, according to CISA infrastructure official.
Cybersecurity
For U.S. government, cybersecurity is becoming a team sport
At home and abroad, when it comes to 5G, critical infrastructure and supply chain security, DHS and other agencies are employing a mix of partnership, persuasion and pressure to get results.
Cybersecurity
CISA supply chain assessment hits the home stretch
Better data is essential to managing agencies' risk, officials say.
Cybersecurity
House panel approves $408 million boost for CISA
Election security, critical infrastructure protection and CDM all received funding boosts, but disagreements on immigration loom over the bill's passage into law.
Cybersecurity
CDM dashboard award will lay the groundwork for AI
A new award will attempt to refashion the dashboard to better incorporate emerging technologies and make better use of the "treasure trove" of data created through CDM.
Cybersecurity
Why the U.S. wants zero tolerance on Chinese 5G gear
With lawmakers increasingly wary of Chinese-made 5G infrastructure, cybersecurity experts say even peripheral use of the equipment in networks could lead nowhere good.
Cybersecurity
White House looks to tackle cyber workforce shortage
With a new executive order, the Trump Administration hopes to standardize or promote cybersecurity workforce development in government, the private sector and the educational system.
Cybersecurity
CISA wants more funding for critical infrastructure activities
Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the agency's focus on election security operations is a good model for other critical infrastructure sectors.
Cybersecurity
DHS orders faster patching from federal agencies
A new Binding Operational Directive from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency requires agencies to move faster on addressing known security flaws in federal systems.
Cybersecurity
Threats known and unknown loom in 2020 elections
It remains to be seen whether election officials and federal agencies will be facing the same type of threats targeting election infrastructure and online discourse as they experienced in 2016 -- or if they should expect the unexpected.
Cybersecurity
Will DHS leadership upheaval affect CISA?
As the Department of Homeland Security scrambles following the abrupt departures of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and number of top officials, the newly formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could get caught up in the chaos.
Cybersecurity
How to right-size DHS cyber funding
With proposed cybersecurity funding levels flat for 2020, does the Department of Homeland Security have the resources to protect federal civilian networks?
Cybersecurity
CISA's plans for 2020
As it hits its stride as a new agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is mixing established federal cybersecurity programs with new tech around DNS threats, botnet detection and malware analysis.
Cybersecurity
With looming budget cuts, DHS S&T looks to CISA
The proposed White House budget once again includes steep cuts to the Science and Technology Directorate at DHS.
Cybersecurity
DHS pushes new cyber hiring authorities
The department's budget requests $11.4 million to complete a new Cyber Talent Management System to hire and pay security workers based on their ability, not qualifications.
Cybersecurity
Why TIC and cloud don't mix
The Department of Homeland Security's top cyber official told Congress that policy changes will help agencies move to the cloud and accommodate teleworkers while still protecting federal networks.
Cybersecurity
DHS grapples with cyber enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security is increasingly using compulsory directives to spur federal agencies on cybersecurity improvements, but cyber enforcers are learning that success isn't built out of carrots and sticks.
Cybersecurity
Congress bucks DHS on bid to move cyber research funding
Millions in cybersecurity research and development dollars will stay in DHS' Science and Technology directorate.
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