The Top Challenges to Zero Trust Adoption Facing Government Agencies
Officials must overcome legacy tech and dated requirements.
US Still Lacks Federal Cyber Strategy After Decades of Attempts
The United Kingdom, meanwhile, recently updated its approach, crediting strong regulatory measures with significant cyber-risk reduction over recent years.
Modernizing Federal Cybersecurity Must Go Beyond Nation-State Defense
Insider risk can’t be overlooked.
Report: Legacy Equipment Puts Telehealth Consumers’ Data At Risk
Telehealth services have expanded exponentially over the course of the pandemic due in part to the Trump administration’s decision to relax enforcement of the industry’s privacy regulations.
What Is Log4J, How Bad It Is and What’s at Stake?
Log4Shell is the latest hacker exploit rocking the internet, and it’s arguably the worst yet. The vulnerability is in an obscure piece of software used on millions of computers.
Biden Signs NDAA Relying on Voluntary Private-Sector Cybersecurity Collaboration
Major breaches over the past year were a double-edged sword in efforts to pass a crucial mandatory reporting measure that didn’t make it into the ‘must-pass’ legislation despite bipartisan support, according to key lawmakers.
The Implications of Publicly Disclosing Cyberattacks
Officials must weigh the benefits and risks on a case-by-case basis.
Federal CISO Clarifies Support for a Standard that Could Make Passwords History
The cryptographic protocol is at the heart of a ‘zero trust’ proposal pioneered by Google that has a fan base within the federal government.
SOC Leaders and Employees Aren’t on the Same Page
Lack of shared recognition of problems increases the pain, according to a new survey.
Agencies Under New Deadlines to Address ‘log4j’ Flaws with Emergency Directive
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency order comes as a prominent firm says nation states are exploiting the vulnerabilities.
NSA, CISA, Add Original Equipment Manufacturers to Audience for 5G Security Guidance
The agencies got specific about who is responsible for what in a four-part series on securing the inherently cloud-based environments.
Senators Ready to Write Clarifying Legislation to Maintain U.S. Leadership in Crypto
Stakeholders fear an overly broad application of the tax provisions beyond virtual currency exchanges.
Army Bring-Your-Own-Device Experiments Test New Security Concepts
The service is “setting the stage” to try new communications ideas in the Pacific.
Cream Cheese is the Just the Smooth Tip of a Sharp Problem
With ransomware hackers varying their targets to include operational technology used by U.S. factories and manufacturers, is an OT executive order needed to help combat them?
Federal Cybersecurity Advisor Floats Executive Order on Cloud Service Providers
The idea sprung from a sense of moral outrage Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly identified with.
Modernizing FISMA. Again.
The federal government needs to improve its information security to keep pace with the dynamic threats to federal networks and supply chains.
Agencies Must Fix Newly Cataloged Vulnerabilities by Christmas Eve
Officials stressed the importance of maintaining a bill of materials for software in flagging the “Log4j” vulnerability.
U.S. Announces Work Toward Non-Binding Agreement on Surveillance Tech
Key U.S. allies supported the effort but did not sign on to a joint statement committing to the creation of a code of conduct on how to exercise export controls to curb the use of the cyber intrusion technologies by authoritarian regimes, according to a White House release.
Increased Interconnectivity Demands Stronger Federal Data Protection Protocols, Officials Say
Officials in the public and private sectors warned of the need to enact a robust cybersecurity posture at the federal level ahead of growing ransomware and hacking threats.
What Agencies Need to Do to Combat Shadow IT Driven by Cloud Sprawl
Cloud sprawl happens when development teams spin up new cloud resources, forget about them, then move on to the next urgent task.
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