Cybersecurity
Impatient lawmakers press Biden for cyber director nominee
President Joe Biden has said cybersecurity will be a top priority for his administration, but two senior positions focused on the issue remain either vacant or held by an acting official.
Cybersecurity
Energy Launches Supply Chain Program As Watchdog Called for More Action
The Energy Department has been focused on securing the generation and transmission of power, but distribution processes are also increasingly vulnerable.
Cybersecurity
New Software Vendor Standards Coming Within Weeks, CISA Head Says
The White House is leading an interagency effort focused on software development that will determine federal procurement of information technology.
Modernization
Deputy Federal CIO on Fate of Trump-era IT Policies
The Office of American Innovation, Cloud Smart and the Federal Reskilling Academy are some of Trump-era tech policies left behind. Now the Biden team must decide what to do with them.
Modernization
How DISA Is Shifting to DEOS Cloud Tools as Interim Telework Solutions Sunset
DISA’s program director for the enterprisewide collaboration tools contract said the agency is creating a guide for other components to ease migration, including navigating security levels.
Ideas
Without Threat Intelligence, AI is Just a Buzzword
Smart threat intelligence starts with good data.
Cybersecurity
CISA Will Use New Authority Over Internet Service Providers to Fight Ransomware, Official Says
Acting CISA Director Brandon Wales praised the government’s coordination absent a national cyber director.
Cybersecurity
CISA head: Group of SolarWinds victims is 'solidified'
Brandon Wales, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, also said his agency is still working to determine if any federal networks were compromised by vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft Exchange.
Cybersecurity
ATO ASAP: Streamlining government security with a Federal Compliance Library
With communal resource for commonly used components, agencies could devote more time to security postures that are truly unique.
Cybersecurity
An ambitious cybersecurity strategy is just a starting point
With funding and the help of top experts, the Biden administration can make tangible progress toward modernization, but much work remains to be done.
Cybersecurity
Agency hacks could accelerate push to zero trust security model
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer, said agencies largely have the tools they need to adopt zero trust security protocols but making a change will "require a shift in mindset."
Modernization
DISA’s Infrastructure as Code Partnerships Aim to Speed Up Defense Cloud Adoption
Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are working to create preconfigured templates for defense agencies.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI Officials Say Federal Payroll Facility Was Not Targeted in Hacking Campaigns
CISA’s acting director identified ways the government is working to improve information sharing about cybersecurity incidents between agencies.
Cybersecurity
Senators press for federal agency accountability over SolarWinds
Three top cybersecurity officials struggled to answer questions from lawmakers about who is to blame for the government's failure to stop the breach of nine federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
Key Official: Defense Information Operations ‘Not Evolving Fast Enough’
China will soon harness AI to supplant Russia as the world leader in information warfare, a DIA leader said.
Cybersecurity
House panel advances industrial control systems bill
New legislation puts the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the center of federal response to threats to computerized industrial systems.
Cybersecurity
America’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison
The experts say the sorts of rudimentary vulnerabilities revealed in the breach are common among America’s 151,000 public water systems.
Cybersecurity
FCC Moves to Rescind Permits of More Chinese Telecom Operators
The commission is also seeking public comment on the development of Open Radio Access Networks to improve national security and prosperity.
Artificial Intelligence
Experts Explore the Need for a National Technology Strategy
Defense and security thought leaders outlined problems and priority areas such a strategy would need to address to counter China and ensure U.S. prosperity.
Cybersecurity