Col. Rett Burroughs, the chief information officer and G6 for the Army’s I Corps, said the U.S. military and its allied forces made progress in establishing a secure network for information sharing through the Yama Sakura annual training event. In an Ask the CIO webinar interview, Burroughs shared that the Yama Sakura 85 exercise in […]
The National Security Agency has named the new head of its Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. On Thursday, the NSA announced that Kristina Walter will return to the CCC as its chief after her stint at the Future Ready Workforce initiative, where she oversaw efforts to ensure a positive and supportive work environment while contributing to the […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning cryptocurrency investors regarding the surge of impersonation scams using the names and titles of government employees. According to Phil Larratt, director of investigations at Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, crypto scams remain a significant threat to the cryptocurrency industry, Cointelegraph reported. Larrat said scams generated at least […]
Microsoft President Brad Smith did not expect to receive praise from lawmakers after the company’s email service experienced a breach by China-backed hackers. In a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday, lawmakers praised Smith and the Redmond, Virginia, company after it immediately took action and took responsibility for lapses in its cybersecurity […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a $738 million follow-on contract to continue providing information technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity services. The single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will benefit the Air Force and Space Force headquarters, the Air Force District of Washington, the National Military Command Center and other Air Force components and operations in the national […]
The Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Defense has set up the Cyber Academic Engagement Office as a central hub for collaboration on cyber initiatives between the DOD and academic institutions. The office’s establishment comes in response to Section 1531 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Defense .gov reported. Mark Gorak […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic has awarded Core4ce a five-year, $90 million other transaction authority production contract to continue supporting the Cyber Security Service Provider operational environments. Under the deal, the contractor will support full-scale CSSP services by providing engineering, architecture and operations support. The contract’s design aims to help the Department of Defense […]
The U.S. Army has awarded SOSi a new contract to deliver IT and cybersecurity support to the Army Regional Cyber Center-Europe. The effort, which is in partnership with Peraton, will provide network engineering, cyber defense and information assurance services for the RCC-E’s networks, services and systems, SOSi said. SOSi’s services will support the RCC-E’s mission […]
The Biden administration is continuing to work toward improving the cyber posture of the nation’s health care sector by increasing its collaboration with the private sector. To address the sector’s cybersecurity issues, the White House has entered into partnerships with Microsoft and Google. For the Microsoft collaboration, the two organizations will deploy a wide range […]
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to do away with its approach of allowing “systemically important health care companies” to self-regulate cybersecurity practices and instead require the organizations to comply with new security rules. Wyden asked the HHS to develop cybersecurity and resiliency standards, perform […]
