Cybersecurity
DHS Silicon Valley Program Makes Two Awards for Digital Credentials Management
The department is working to digitize the process for issuing, verifying and managing credentials like travel documents and employment authorizations.
Emerging Tech
How Lockheed Martin Is Trying To Link Everything on the Battlefield
Experiment by experiment, the company is weaving aircraft, ground vehicles, satellites, and the rest into a network that will someday give commanders unprecedented decision-support options.
Cybersecurity
House panel moves 5G protection bills
A House telecommunications subcommittee approved several measures aimed at sharpening supply chain protections and security for 5G wireless networks.
Cybersecurity
Zangardi out at DHS
John Zangardi, CIO for the Department of Homeland Security, sent an email to staff Friday announcing he would be stepping down.
Cybersecurity
Spy Agencies Stopped Collecting GPS, Phone Location Data Last Year
The decision came in the wake of a Supreme Court decision restricting law enforcement’s use of such information.
Cybersecurity
What CMMC will mean for defense contractors
Katie Arrington, DOD's chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, said the impending unified cybersecurity certification for contractors could allow for some FedRAMP reciprocity.
Cybersecurity
Facebook, Twitter Detail Efforts to Stop Fake Accounts from Targeting Veterans
Lawmakers pressed social media companies on whether they’re devoting enough of their resources to stopping romance scams and disinformation.
Cybersecurity
ODNI says it does not collect geolocation data under Patriot Act
Intelligence agencies say they haven't used a controversial surveillance law to collect cell location data since a landmark Supreme Court case last year, but reserve the right to do so in the future.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Monitoring Program Is Shedding Light on Agencies’ Shadow IT
Before using tools provided under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, agencies only knew about four of every seven devices that connected to their networks, according to program manager Kevin Cox.
Cybersecurity
Navy CIO talks innovation, cybersecurity and CMMC
Navy CIO Aaron Weis said DOD's upcoming unified cyber standard will help close the innovation gap by adopting industry standards, but ultimately the onus is on the Defense Department to set the tempo.
Cybersecurity
DHS wants better coordination on ICS security
A top cyber official at the Department of Homeland Security said the agency is looking across industrial sectors and federal agencies when it comes to protecting critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
Cybersecurity
Chad Wolf poised to take over DHS
The Senate confirmed Wolf as undersecretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, clearing the way for him to advance to replace Kevin McAleenan as acting head of the Department of Homeland Security.
Cybersecurity
CISA Wants Feedback on Its Vulnerability Assessments
The agency is looking to improve a program that lets critical infrastructure operators measure their digital security and see how they stack up against their counterparts.
Cybersecurity
Senator Urges Cybersecurity Review of Mobile Voting App
West Virginia and local governments in Colorado, Utah and Oregon have all piloted mobile voting applications developed by Voatz.
Cybersecurity
New stopgap bill expected to keep government open through Dec. 20
Congress appears poised to pass a continuing resolution funding the government through Dec. 20 to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Security Requires Acquisition Reform, Security Experts Say
To secure the government’s IT ecosystem, agencies must better understand their tech, the vendors who built it, and those companies’ suppliers.
Cybersecurity
Election Commission Needs More Authority In Face of 2020 Threats, Report Finds
“The federal government regulates colored pencils . . . more strictly than it does America’s election infrastructure,” the nonpartisan Brennan Center notes.
Emerging Tech
China Said It’s Developing 6G. What Does That Mean?
While most mobile users operate on 4G, the country announced two working groups focused on advancing 6G.
Emerging Tech
Don’t Rush Quantum-Proof Encryption, Warns NSA Research Director
Quantum computers could crack the codes that secure the world’s digital information but racing to a solution could create more threats, according to Dr. Deborah Frincke.
Cybersecurity