Cybersecurity

How DHS is Trying to Separate Quality Cyber Tools from Snake Oil

The department is investing in ways to do apples-to-apples comparisons of the many cyber solutions on the market.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Is Government Ready for the Brewing Quantum Storm?

Like any with any storm, preparation is key.

  • By John Breeden II

Senate Bill Would Force Security Clearance Reforms

It also would require the director of National Intelligence to rethink the SF-86 form and process.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Agencies Increase FITARA Scores

Eleven agencies increased their grade and 13 remained the same.

  • By Frank Konkel

CBP Officers Aren’t Deleting Data After Warrantless Device Searches, IG Says

An inspector general report found Border Patrol officers didn’t follow standard procedures during device searches, mostly because those procedures weren’t clearly laid out.

  • By Aaron Boyd

OMB Redefines Government's 'Crown Jewels'

A new policy memo expands the government’s guidance for protecting high-value assets to include every agency and office and broadens the definition of “value.”

  • By Aaron Boyd

IARPA Is Trying Keep Adversaries From Corrupting AI Tools

Could cyber adversaries be training the government’s artificial intelligence tools to fail?

  • By Jack Corrigan

Russia Launched Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine Before Ship Seizures, Firm Says

Researchers claim to have uncovered Russian cyber attacks aimed at the Ukrainian military and government before and during the Sea of Azov captures.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Lawmaker Calls for Shifting Defense Funds to Combat Cyber Threats

The Defense Department would get more bang for its buck with digital tools than “20th-century” weapons, Sen. Mark Warner said.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Stopping the Cybersecurity Brain Drain Calls for Outside the Box Thinking

Here are some non-traditional ways to fill those vacant positions.

  • By Eric Trexler

Marine Cyber Command Is Getting In On Other Transaction Contracting

The Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command’s executive director said the command expects to sign its first OT contract in the coming days.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Safari Browser Is Testing USB Security Keys

It's the latest web browser to add a boost user security.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Senators Introduce Bill to Let Hackers Reports Bugs to DHS

Think of it as a standing bug bounty program.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Pentagon Considers Cybersecurity Certification for Its Contractors

It’s still unclear what would be required for certification or how much it would cost for businesses.

  • By Aaron Boyd

The U.S. Just Declared War on the Chinese Company It Loves to Hate Most

Huawei has largely been shut out of the U.S. since 2012.

  • By Echo Huang and Tripti Lahiri, Quartz

DHS Invests in 2 Companies for Data Privacy Tools

The awards are part of the department’s Data Privacy portfolio that focuses on sensors, autonomous systems and other emerging tech.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Upcoming Bill Would Lock Down Agencies' Internet-Connected Devices

But agency chief information officers could make exceptions, according to the legislation.

  • By Jack Corrigan

TSA Unveils Cybersecurity Roadmap

The agency identifies four priorities and six goals to address

  • By Frank Konkel

Technology Transformation Service Wants to Beef Up Email Security

GSA’s tech innovation shop met the initial DMARC requirement but now wants to include the security measure on all its email domains.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Quantum Computing That Can Crack Modern Encryption More Than a Decade Away

A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests encryption-cracking quantum computers are possible, but won’t be built in the immediate future.

  • By Frank Konkel