Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, is requiring the executive departments aside from the Pentagon to fully comply with 2021 cybersecurity guidance by the end of 2023. He asked the agencies to submit implementation plans by the end of September. In a memo first obtained by CNN, Sullivan warned the Cabinet secretaries that […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has hosted a three-day election security exercise to prepare for potential cyber and physical incidents during the 2023 and 2024 elections. The exercise, dubbed Tabletop the Vote, began on Wednesday in partnership with the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors. It […]
AFWERX has awarded California-based software company Real-Time Innovations a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract worth $1.25 million to enhance RTI Connext. Connext is a software framework meant for use in developing modular real-time systems. The software framework is compliant with the Object Management Group Data Distribution Service, an open standard for messaging that […]
A House lawmaker has introduced a bill seeking to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s digital defenses amid increasing cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure networks. Under the FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 would be amended to harmonize the roles of FEMA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. FEMA will partner […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a potential five-year follow-on production other transaction authority agreement to deploy the Defense Information Security Agency’s Thunderdome architecture at scale. Thunderdome is a cybersecurity architecture that uses enterprise identity, credentials and access management, commercial secure access service edge and software-defined networking and security tools to protect DOD networks. It is […]
Carahsoft Technology has signed a partnership agreement under which it will serve as the Master Government Aggregator reselling Velos Solutions’ cybersecurity products to U.S. partner nations. Under the agreement, Velos’ cybersecurity solutions will be made available through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions–Software 2 and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contracts. Through […]
The U.S. Army is consolidating responsibility for delivering cybersecurity and other services into its cyber command. Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief of staff, G-6, said the move could create unprecedented visibility from end to end, allowing the U.S. Army Cyber Command to take security burdens from tactical formations. The effort is part of a […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board will conduct a review of the vulnerabilities facing cloud computing environments. CSRB’s third review will assess the recent Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion and review issues like cloud-based identity and authentication infrastructure and other problems facing cloud service providers. The CSRB will also provide recommendations on how […]
The Cyber Safety Review Board’s report released on Thursday showed that the hacking group known as Lapsus$ uses simple techniques to evade industry-standard security tools. The report, which was delivered to President Biden through Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, also outlined 10 recommendations on improving public and private sectors’ protection against Lapsus$ and […]
The U.S. Cyber Command has awarded Parsons Corporation a potential five-year, $109 million classified contract to continue providing command, control, communications, computers and capabilities development services. Mike Kushin, president of Parsons’ Defense and Intelligence sector, said the contract allows the company to continue supporting the CYBERCOM J9 Acquisition and Technology Directorate mission set. He stated […]
