Cybersecurity
CISA Offers Vulnerability Disclosure Platform for Civilian Agencies
The platform will provide triage and administrative services while allowing CISA to monitor agencies’ progress resolving reports from security researchers.
Cybersecurity
The Most Targeted Vulnerability of the Year Was First Identified in 2017
In a joint advisory, international cybersecurity officials say failure to patch years-old vulnerabilities makes attributing cyberattacks more difficult.
Cybersecurity
TSA, Transportation Officials Give Insight into New Cybersecurity Mandates for Pipeline Operators
Agency leaders expressed a commitment to avoiding duplication of their efforts as lines blur between cyber and physical security.
Digital Government
Coast Guard Deploys COVID-19 Data Visualization Tools to Manage Workforce, Operational Readiness
The suite of tools is developed and run by big data company Palantir.
Cybersecurity
CBP Cybersecurity Failures Left Travelers' Personal Info at Risk, IG Says
A new internal watchdog report finds Customs and Border Protection failed to conduct required cybersecurity activities for its Mobile Passport Control applications.
Cybersecurity
CISA Considering Open-Source Registrar Platform For .Gov Domain
The agency is looking for support services to help manage the .gov registry as it takes control of the top-level domain from GSA.
Emerging Tech
DHS Considers Virtual Reality to Teach Officers About Responding to Hazardous Scenarios
The agency is looking for technology solutions to help train Federal Protective Service staff when to use force—and when not to.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Look to Improve Cyber Workforce, Especially for Acquisitions
The effort is happening through major Department of Homeland Security reform legislation recently introduced in the House and a supply-chain bill that just cleared committee in the Senate.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Unveil Plans to Fight Ransomware—Including Paying for Tips
The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about attackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
CISA Orders Agencies to Patch Microsoft ‘PrintNightmare’ Vulnerability
The flaw—which Microsoft said affects all versions of Windows—could allow an adversary to execute code on their victim’s system remotely.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Funding Faces Political Clash During Appropriations Markup
Republican lawmakers continue to withhold support for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency until their immigration concerns are addressed.
Cybersecurity
CISA Issues Mitigation Tips for Common Attack Tactics
The agency assessed 37 federal agencies, and state, local and tribal governments last year to see how they are typically exploited.
Emerging Tech
DHS Considering Small Business-Made Tech Greenlighted by Other Agencies
The agency wants to know if other parts of the government have developed tech that could help its mission.
Cybersecurity
House Panel Approves DHS Bill with ‘Historic’ Funding for Cybersecurity
The bill would increase the budget for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency from both the previous year’s and the president’s request for fiscal year 2022.
Cybersecurity
CISA Starts Cataloging Bad Practices in Cybersecurity
The agency plans to keep updating the narrow list based on feedback from cybersecurity professionals.
Digital Government
Coast Guard Starts Process of Upgrading Its Biometrics At Sea System
The BASS system enables officers to collect biometrics from detainees at sea and match that information against the Homeland Security database.
Cybersecurity
CISA Collaborating With White House on Forthcoming Zero-Trust Strategy
The agency has already released a draft model to guide agencies implementation of the concept under a recent executive order.
Digital Government
ICE Is Consolidating IT Systems to a Single Vendor Platform
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for a vendor to help with app development and shifting existing tools to the ServiceNow platform.
Ideas
It's Crunch Time for Homeland Security's Continuous Monitoring Program
To aggressively move forward and to defend critical infrastructure, we must first acknowledge the hurdles that stand before us.
Cybersecurity
Biden’s Nominee to Lead CISA Interested in Reforming FISMA
Members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Jen Easterly and other key nominees on supply chain security and workforce challenges.
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