Cybersecurity
With elections over, CISA focus shifts to risk management center
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen signaled that her newly minted cybersecurity agency will shift its focus to a number of longer term initiatives around risk and supply chain.
Cybersecurity
How info sharing can get unstuck
The federal government has become more vocal about the need for cybersecurity public-private partnerships, particularly around information sharing.
Cybersecurity
U.S., Russia jockey to shape new global cyber norms
The United Nations approved dueling proposals by the U.S. and Russia to establish working groups on international norms, principles and behaviors in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
Audit flags multiple concerns for Treasury's IT systems
The inspector general report documents a range of sloppy or incomplete IT practices for agency systems that support national security functions.
Digital Government
On Election Day, DHS isn't seeing coordinated efforts to hack the vote
The Department of Homeland Security is monitoring voting nationwide from an operations center that includes representatives from states, political parties and federal law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
FCW's 2018 Election Security FAQ
Are the midterm elections at risk of being hacked? Has security improved since 2016? And what, exactly, have DHS and the states been doing? Separate the signal from the noise with this one-stop overview of election-security concerns.
Cybersecurity
DHS risk center wants to revolutionize cyber response, but first it must get organized
The Department of Homeland Security's new National Risk Management Center wants to change the way government and industry approach cybersecurity by establishing partnerships across critical infrastructure areas and government.
Cybersecurity
Supply chain task force looks to keep 'lemons' out of the federal IT ecosystem
At a Nov. 1 Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board meeting, a Homeland Security official detailed the composition and mission of the new group.
Acquisition
DHS rolls out supply chain task force
The Department of Homeland Security announced the formation of a new task force focused on supply chain threats to information and communications technology.
Cybersecurity
OMB to agencies: CDM success is on you
The president's budget director wants agencies to do a better job making the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program work.
Cybersecurity
DOD extends and expands bug bounty program
The Department of Defense and the Digital Defense Services have awarded another set of contracts under its $34 million bug bounty program to cover sensitive hardware and physical assets.
Cybersecurity
NSA official: new U.S. cyberwar policy isn't the 'Wild West'
Rob Joyce, former White House cyber coordinator, said the Trump administration's new cyber warfare policy is more "thoughtful" than some might think.
Digital Government
DOJ charges Russian national in $35M election influence plot
The Department of Justice charged a Russian national with overseeing financial operations for a multinational social media influence campaign tied to the Russian government.
Cybersecurity
Coats critiques tech firms for inconsistent human rights stances
The nation's top intelligence official said contractors who have reservations about helping the U.S. government should extend those same concerns to foreign ventures.
Cybersecurity
Federal DMARC compliance spikes up
A significant number of agencies and domains may not meet an Oct. 16 deadline set by DHS, but cybersecurity firms are still praising the federal government's progress in combatting spoofing attacks.
Digital Government
More Senate Dems back alternative to Secure Elections Act
As bipartisan voting security legislation stalls, a bill to require paper ballots and post-election audits is gathering Democratic support in the Senate.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI chiefs say cyber inflects every security and criminal threat
Cybersecurity isn't the only threat facing the country, but an Oct. 10 Senate Homeland Security hearing hammered home the extent to which the digital revolution touches every problem in the national security space.
Cybersecurity
GAO: DOD weapons systems easy to hack
The Department of Defense is playing catch up when it comes to securing weapons systems from cyberattacks, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
Cybersecurity
Report: China infiltrated supply chain of top server supplier
An explosive story from Bloomberg Businessweek alleges that Chinese government agents planted tiny chips in servers widely used in government and industry – but so far firms are denying reports.
Cybersecurity
Senate OKs creation of new DHS cyber agency
The long-sought promotion of the National Protection and Programs Directorate was approved by the Senate on Oct. 3.
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