The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency are teaming up to develop the Vulnerability Disclosure Program for the Defense Industrial Base. Also known as DIB-VDP, the voluntary and free program aims to enhance the cybersecurity posture of companies supporting the DIB, as defined by 32 Code of Federal […]
The U.S. Cyber Command has established an artificial intelligence task force with the application of AI in cybersecurity as one of its goals, Gen. Timothy Haugh, CYBERCOM commander, said in his opening keynote speech at the Vanderbilt University’s Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats on Wednesday. The task force is part of the integrated […]
A report issued by the U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Protection Teams and Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch disclosed malicious actors’ common attack strategies in the Marine Transportation System amid the growing number of cyberattacks. An 80 percent increase in ransomware attacks is one of the common trends identified by the 2023 Cyber Trends and Insights in […]
The National Security Agency has published a cybersecurity information sheet to guide National Security System owners and Defense Industrial Base firms deploying externally developed artificial intelligence systems. Titled “Deploying AI Systems Securely: Best Practices for Deploying Secure and Resilient AI Systems,” the CSI is the first release from the NSA’s newly established Artificial Intelligence Security […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Arcfield a follow-on contract valued at over $93 million to further develop secure cross-domain cyber solutions. The five-year contract extends Arcfield’s involvement in the X-Domain Technology Through Research, Evolution, Enhancement, Maintenance and Support – Next Generation program, which focuses on enhancing the capabilities of cross-domain solutions, Arcfield announced. […]
Microsoft has released guidance on configuring its cloud services for the Department of Defense and its industry partners to achieve zero trust capabilities. Steve Faehl, Microsoft’s federal security chief technology officer, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday that the guide features the applications of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure Government available to DOD customers […]
The U.S. Cyber Command is working with the Defense Intelligence Agency to pilot programs expanding the Department of Defense’s cyber intelligence efforts, according to two top military officials. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Cybercom commander and National Security Agency director, revealed the joint efforts at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday, stressing that the growth of […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has shared with the Expedia Group ways to protect traveler data amid the growing number of cyberattacks. As part of the CISA’s Secure Our World campaign, three advisers from the agency’s Region 10 office visited the online travel agency’s Seattle, Washington, office to help the company’s security professionals enhance […]
Representatives of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 8th Communication Battalion joined allied soldiers from the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway and Sweden in the Nordic Response 2024 cyber defense training exercise in Rovaniemi, Finland. The 72 participants in the event, held from March 5 to 14, undertook simulations of repulsing cyberthreats against national defense information systems. The […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive to address a Russian hacking campaign that targeted federal civilian agencies’ email communication with Microsoft. The directive requires agencies to reset compromised credentials by April 30 and identify affected email correspondence by the same deadline. Affected agencies are also instructed to report their response […]
