Cybersecurity
CISA Official Calls for Update of Identity Management Guidance in Wake of SolarWinds Compromise
"Identity is everything now," a technical strategist told NIST advisers in a briefing on the hacking campaign.
Cybersecurity
Scammers Posing as Border Patrol Agents Are Attempting to Swindle Banking Info
The Homeland Security Department warns it never solicits money over the phone.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity and IT Remain Top Concerns on GAO’s High-Risk List
Agencies showed some slight progress on IT issues, though cybersecurity took a step backward in the latest report.
Cybersecurity
NSA Pushes Zero Trust Principles to Help Prevent Sophisticated Hacks
Operating under the default position that an organization has been compromised is a pain that’s worth it, the agency said.
Digital Government
Cloud Security
Federal agencies are rethinking how they secure information as they move more mission-critical operations to the cloud.
Ideas
Securing Space: The Next Frontier of Credential-Based Attacks
Like many other sectors, the space industry needs to secure its supply chain from start to finish.
Cybersecurity
Hearing on Hack Prompts Call for Review of Government’s Cloud Procurement
A key lawmaker highlighted a profit motive for “basic” cybersecurity as problematic following an exchange with Microsoft President Brad Smith.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Seized on the Pandemic. Some States Are Fighting Back.
Cyberattackers have forced states to take down websites, stolen $36 billion in unemployment payments and exposed millions of residents’ personal information to scammers.
Cybersecurity
Space Firms Put Aside Rivalries to Share Threat Data
A new clearinghouse has begun gathering and distributing information about threats to space networks, products, and services.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: State Department Cyber Office Clears Committee Amid Push for International Norms
Here are the news and updates you might have missed.
Cybersecurity
Report: Mobile Phishing to Steal Government Credentials Increased 67% in 2020
State and local governments are more exposed than federal agencies in the new teleworking age, but threats have increased across the board.
Cybersecurity
Hacking Campaign Fuels Calls for Information Sharing Mandate
Senators weigh potential protections from liability for incident reports amid concerns about cyber hygiene.
Cybersecurity
CISA, DHS Bolster State and Local Cybersecurity Programs
CISA added another vendor to an intrusion detection plan and DHS increased the required cybersecurity spend for certain FEMA grants.
Cybersecurity
SolarWinds CEO Recommends Liability Protections for Sharing Information about Incidents
The new CEO had a couple of other asks for Congress too.
Cybersecurity
CISA Chief Says the Agency’s Global Initiative Is to Support the State Department
International cybersecurity work of both the State and Homeland Security departments will rely on support from Congress.
Cybersecurity
FCC Approves Proposal to Increase Eligibility Under Supply Chain Order
The agency’s acting chief has reached out to interagency partners and wants to create a team dedicated to network security issues.
Cybersecurity
White House Plans Executive Action in Response to Hack Involving SolarWinds
The official leading the effort said changes are necessary to allow information sharing within the federal government.
Cybersecurity
NIST Issues ‘Foundational Profile’ for Secure GPS Use
An executive order instructed the Commerce Department to produce profiles—plural—that sector-specific agencies could use to develop contractual language on the issue.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI Share Recommendations After Water Treatment Hack
The agencies say updating to the latest operating system is important, even if it wasn’t a factor in this particular incident.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: White House Says Neuberger Leading Federal Response
Here are the news and updates you may have missed.
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