Cybersecurity
CMMC training registration opens, but implementation worries persist
The first cadre of DOD cybersecurity assessors is expected to graduate by early August, but concerns loom over Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Cybersecurity
Data exchange and cybersecurity
Ensuring different software systems can easily communicate and exchange data is as much about people and process as it is technology.
Cybersecurity
NIST official says post-quantum environment still years away
Despite industry claims of quantum supremacy, a NIST official said there's no danger in the near future that modern tools will be able break current encryption methods.
People
Strategies for finding and keeping new feds
Federal agencies are getting creative as they look to replace retiring employees with new hires.
Cybersecurity
NIST looking for partners to secure energy IoT
The agency is looking for new methods for secure connected devices in the U.S. energy industrial sector, from sensors attached to machinery and vehicles to insecure devices that help transmit data from distribution control systems.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks comment on privacy framework
The latest version comes with a number of notable additions, such as increased flexibility for organizations and a concerted effort to align the agency's privacy and cybersecurity efforts.
Cybersecurity
DHS supply chain risk assessment set for White House review
The chair of the Supply Chain Task Force told a government advisory panel that a taxonomy of IT and communications sector risks is in the final stages of approval.
Cybersecurity
With defense contractors in the crosshairs, NIST rolls out new cyber guidelines
Foreign countries are targeting and compromising U.S. contractors so frequently that the Department of Defense asked NIST to develop custom security guidance.
Cybersecurity
Federal networks escaped harm in DNS tampering campaign, official says
A DHS official said there are still "a handful" of agencies who have yet to fully comply with a January 2019 emergency directive on DNS tampering and gave insight on a budget request for new tech to detect such threats earlier.
Cybersecurity
NIST pushes new encryption protocols for quantum, connected devices
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is inching closer to developing two new encryption standards to protect the federal government from new and emerging cybersecurity threats.
Digital Government
Senate passes plan to invest $1.2 billion in quantum research
The Senate has cleared the way for the president to approve implementation of a 10-year plan to accelerate quantum computing research and development.
Digital Government
Quantum Consortium aims to keep U.S. research on pace
The new group allows participating companies to communicate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology about research needs without revealing proprietary secrets.
Digital Government
A necessary plan for managing privacy risk
As a well-engineered blueprint, NIST's privacy framework will provide voluntary guidelines for managing privacy risk, furthering protections and delivering practical tools that still allow for continued U.S. innovation.
Cybersecurity
IoT poses special cyber risks
Internet-connected devices pose special risks for federal agencies, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing guidance to meet the need.
Digital Government
Quantum lag: Experts fret that the U.S. risks falling behind in computing power
Quantum computing could upend current cryptography standards, and experts are urging government to take an interest in the technology as it develops.
Cybersecurity
NIST pushes on next version of Risk Management Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology looks to release the final version of RMF 2.0 early next year.
Cybersecurity
Regulators grapple with supply chain security
The government wants to crack down on cybersecurity threats and counterfeits in the global tech supply chain without harming U.S. companies.
Acquisition
Senate bill looks to secure the IT supply chain
A new bipartisan bill looks to build capacity inside the federal government to evaluate supply chain risks with an eye to making sure the government buys secure tech.
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