Cybersecurity
TSA Implements 'Surge Team' to Allow Pipeline Industry Flexibility on Security Directives
The new recruits are processing companies’ requests seeking the approval of “alternative measures” to comply with a directive the agency issued in response to the May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Cybersecurity
NIST Identifies 4 Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithms
Federal researchers are one step closer to protecting U.S. data from quantum computing decryption capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security, Israeli Partners Team to Improve Cyber Resilience
The joint initiative will be managed by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.
Cybersecurity
CISA Recommends Immediate Action for Microsoft Exchange Online Users
The recommendation is in line with Executive Order 14028, which requires federal agencies to implement multi factor authentication.
Cybersecurity
Historic NATO Meeting Extends Cybersecurity Collaboration to Asia-Pacific Allies
The security alliance is squaring off against Russia and China by building a coordination capability for rapidly responding to cyber attacks.
Cybersecurity
Federal Government Gets Serious About Post-Quantum Encryption Protection
A Phase III PQE contractor talks about getting federal quantum protection deployed quickly.
Cybersecurity
Credit Rating Agency: New EU Laws Will Improve Firms’ Cyber Resilience Globally
The Digital Operational Resilience Act would force non-EU companies with a significant presence in member states to create subsidiaries that can be regulated under their jurisdiction.
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Closing the Gap on Cyber Policy by Focusing on FISMA
When it comes to federal cybersecurity policy, the executive branch is far ahead of Congress.
Cybersecurity
Energy Department Releases Strategy to Build Cyber-Resilient Energy Systems
The Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy is organized across five pillars.
Cybersecurity
Report: Hybrid Workforce is Making Public Sector IT Management More Difficult
The trend toward more remote work is challenging public sector IT professionals.
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Building a Foundation for Zero Trust
Agencies have until 2024 to achieve five goals set down by the White House.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Majority of CISOs Aren’t Getting Cyber Investments They Want
The survey indicates cyber concerns do not always resonate with C-suite decision makers.
Cybersecurity
VA Needs More Cyber Employees to Support Remote Work and Tackle Shadow IT
Veterans Affairs leadership said that the agency needs to be able to provide competitive compensation to attract talent.
Cybersecurity
CISA is Seeking Cybersecurity Innovation Fellows
The Homeland Security Department’s cyber arm is looking for private sector talent to join the agency for up to four months.
Cybersecurity
U.S. National Guard’s Cyber Training Emphasizes Social Media, Supply Chain Protection
Ahead of the annual Cyber Shield exercise, military leaders will train National Guard and other military members to fight disinformation and protect critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
DOD Recommends NIST Align Frameworks for Cybersecurity Risk Management
An effort to update the framework for securing critical infrastructure from cyberattack is coming face to face with issues that have plagued the Commerce agency from the beginning.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft, Tenable Team up to Support Government Cyber Efforts
The partnership has roots in President Joe Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity last year.
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Back to the Future: Protecting Against Quantum Computing
Lessons from Germany’s World War II code machine, Enigma, show that even “unbreakable” encryption can be cracked eventually.
Cybersecurity
National Cyber Director's Vision for the Future Flags Overdue National Plan
The office of the national cyber director is tasked by Congress to weigh in on agencies’ cybersecurity budgets.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Defense Department Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect Sensitive Information
Federal cybersecurity has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk list since 1997.
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