The National Security Agency has issued a new cybersecurity information sheet recommending ways to ensure that devices meet the security framework’s access criteria under the zero trust architecture. The CSI, titled Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Device Pillar, guides federal agencies and their partner organizations in assessing their systems’ devices and equipping them with […]
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected Lockheed Martin to support the National Cyber Range Complex, which provides enterprise infrastructure and expertise to plan and execute realistic cybersecurity tests, evaluations, experiments, mission rehearsal exercises and training events. Under an agreement with the Army, Lockheed will use its experience in cyber defense, readiness, testing and training […]
A Department of Defense representative said Rand has submitted the results of a study on designating an assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy. The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act requires the DOD to establish the post, The Record reported Wednesday. In an email sent Tuesday, the representative wrote that a review of the findings […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the FBI issued on Wednesday their jointly developed manual identifying malicious cyber tactics and countermeasures against hackers. The agencies’ work, titled “Phishing Guidance, Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One,” details two common hacker objectives: phishing for […]
Fortress Information Security has announced that it is now part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. As a JCDC member, Fortress will offer its experience in building partnerships with organizations providing supply chain resilience solutions for the U.S. power grid. Alex Santos, CEO and co-founder of Fortress, said the company […]
Accenture Federal Services and Google have formed the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence as part of a new partnership to support U.S. federal agencies’ rapid detection and response to cyberattacks. The center expands the two companies’ alliance that began with the Accenture Google Cloud Business Group in 2018 and was further broadened in April. The new […]
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has opened a new National Cyber Range facility to provide a secure virtual environment for technology developers to test solutions for cyber vulnerabilities. According to the Naval Air Systems Command, the new facility, located at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, will focus on cyber testing […]
The Internal Revenue Service has selected J3 Consulting to provide comprehensive acquisition support services to the Cybersecurity Security Services and Investment Office. Under a $4.4 million contract, J3 will offer its expertise in acquisition planning, program management and technical writing in support of the IRS IT cyber mission. Contract work covers the full acquisition lifecycle, […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working with its Israeli counterpart to prevent cyberattacks following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 and the subsequent counteroffensive by Israeli operatives. Speaking at a Washington Post event on Thursday, CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales said the agency is regularly exchanging information with the Israel National Cyber Directorate […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has updated the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot to alert all organizations about vulnerabilities in their systems that could enable a ransomware attack. Prior to the update, the RVWP only provided network vulnerability notifications and access to a catalog of vulnerabilities commonly exploited by ransomware actors to critical infrastructure entities. […]
