Emerging Tech
Nuclear Regulators Want Machines to Monitor Cyberattacks on Power Plants
This isn’t the NRC’s first ask about machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Cybersecurity
F-35 program seeks cyber reinforcements
To improve the joint strike fighters' defenses against cyber attacks, the program office responsible for it wants an open system design solution.
Ideas
What It Will Take for NIST, CISA and OMB to Align on Zero Trust
Establishing a successful zero-trust architecture without implementing integrity monitoring is not possible.
Ideas
Building the Cybersecurity Workforce America Needs
No effort is more important in cybersecurity than creating a highly skilled workforce to protect both public and private systems.
Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Security Training and FISMA Overhaul Bills Clear House Committee
The committee chair highlighted a need for incident reporting and other requirements for federal contractors.
Cybersecurity
The U.S. is Working to Improve Ukraine’s Cyber Defenses in the Face of Russian Threat
The prospect of a cyberattack amid heightened regional tensions creates a stark contrast against delicate diplomatic efforts the U.S. is pursuing to thwart ransomware criminals officials say are operating out of Russia.
Cybersecurity
Audit: Labor Department Information Security Program ‘Not Effective’
Auditors made 18 recommendations to remediate some of the agency’s longstanding issues.
Cybersecurity
Security Specialists: Microsoft’s Discounted Logging Offering Warrants Scrutiny
The log management tool Microsoft is marketing as a way for agencies to fulfill administration requirements for network visibility could contribute to a risky ‘monoculture,’ according to cybersecurity professionals.
Emerging Tech
Extended Reality Sees Potential, Challenges Across Multiple Industries
A new GAO report itemizes how extended reality technologies can be used, and what other emerging tech needs to be bolstered to support its implementation.
Cybersecurity
EPA Leading White House Effort to Secure the Water Sector Against Cyberattacks
This is the third in a series of 100-day sprints to shore up industrial control systems used in critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
NIST Releases Final Cybersecurity Assessment Guidance
The document extensively reviews best practices in security assessments for organizations.
Cybersecurity
CISA Releases Finalized IPv6 Guidance for Agencies
The network guidance document is years in the making.
Cybersecurity
New CMMC Training to Align with Certification Changes
Look for trainers working on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program to realign their efforts to support recent changes to the certification process in 2022.
Cybersecurity
Feds Step Up Cybersecurity Support for State Governments
Forty-two advisers have been appointed or are in the process, with eight states still needing federal-level coordinators.
Ideas
The Top Challenges to Zero Trust Adoption Facing Government Agencies
Officials must overcome legacy tech and dated requirements.
Cybersecurity
US Still Lacks Federal Cyber Strategy After Decades of Attempts
The United Kingdom, meanwhile, recently updated its approach, crediting strong regulatory measures with significant cyber-risk reduction over recent years.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Announces Work Toward Non-Binding Agreement on Surveillance Tech
Key U.S. allies supported the effort but did not sign on to a joint statement committing to the creation of a code of conduct on how to exercise export controls to curb the use of the cyber intrusion technologies by authoritarian regimes, according to a White House release.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Officials Rethinking Cyber's Role in National Defense Strategy
Cyber policy lead Mieke Eoyang discussed the Defense Department’s role in the nation’s cybersecurity posture, including in defending elections and countering ransomware attacks.
Cybersecurity
Info Sharing and Securing Critical Infrastructure Top Key Congressman's Cybersecurity Priorities
“My colleagues see an urgency for new legislation now, in a way that wouldn’t be possible a few years ago," said Rep. James Langevin.
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