Cybersecurity experts said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency needs to strengthen its threat-hunting capabilities and visibility across the federal network. Stephen Zakowicz, vice president of CGI Federal, said CISA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation shared service model may not work for larger federal agencies because of unique needs that are not covered by the program. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the FBI and domestic and international agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory on Volt Typhoon, a China-backed hacker group found to have attacked U.S. critical infrastructure. Volt Typhoon has compromised communications, energy, transportation and water and wastewater entities, CISA said Wednesday. According to the agency, data […]
Government officials said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could enhance its network security support for other agencies. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies-hosted event, Jeff Spaeth, deputy chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said CISA could improve the speed at which it notifies agencies about new vulnerabilities in a vendor’s […]
National Cyber Director Harry Coker has revealed that his office is developing liability regimes to hold software makers responsible for flawed code. He told attendees of a recent Information Technology Industry Council conference that the Office of the National Cyber Director aims to figure out software measurability issues that make it difficult to understand code quality, The Record reported. Another […]
Quantum-safe encryption solutions provider Arqit Quantum has entered into a partnership with Carahsoft Technology to make the Arqit Symmetric Key Agreement Platform available to the U.S. government. The platform enables end-customers to securely move from complex public-key infrastructure to a platform designed for the cloud and a network of connected devices. The availability of the […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs’s deputy chief information security officer said cyber resilience should be one of the priorities federal agencies consider when modernizing systems. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies-hosted event, Amber Pearson shared that several agencies still use outdated systems and need to look at which areas should be prioritized […]
The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity has designated the University of Alabama in Huntsville as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research for the second time. Tommy Morris, director of the university’s Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education, said that the designation allows the institution to be at the cutting edge of […]
The Department of Energy will test one of Westinghouse Electric’s instrumentation and control systems for potential cyber flaws. The collaboration between the DOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response and Westinghouse Electric is part of the department’s Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control and Systems program, which aims to test the cyber resilience […]
The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Office of the National Cyber Director adopt performance measures and come up with a budget for the implementation of the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. According to a GAO audit, the March 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy and July 2023 Implementation Plan have so far achieved four out […]
U.S. Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh assumed leadership of the U.S. Cyber Command during a change of command ceremony Friday at Fort Meade in Maryland, taking over from U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone. Haugh, a 2024 Wash100 awardee, also became the director of the National Security Agency and the chief of the Central Security Service, […]
