Modernization
TMF Board Still Accepting Governmentwide Cyber Proposals
Agencies have submitted more projects since a huge infusion of cash and a relaxing of the payback model.
Cybersecurity
NSA to National Security Employees: Avoid Working on Public Wi-Fi
The agency offered best practices for remote work using wireless technologies.
Ideas
Fixing the Fractured Federal Approach to Cybersecurity
It’s time for a centralized cybersecurity-focused agency.
Cybersecurity
CISA debuts vulnerability disclosure platform
Federal civilian agencies can tap a bug reporting system fielded as a shared service by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to gather information on potential website and software vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Wanted: Accountability for Addressing the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Challenge
Even when some agencies succeed at bringing talent in, they aren’t able to hold on to it for long.
Cybersecurity
DHS recent hiring sprint shows promise, but lawmakers still see gaps in the federal cybersecurity workforce
The federal government continues to face challenges in recruiting a skilled cybersecurity workforce, amid heavy private sector demand and obstacles built into the hiring process, but there are some recent signs that longstanding efforts to improve the situation are starting to pay off.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Pandemic Has Left Public Sector IT Exposed
The single largest risk factor reported by respondents is the influx in remote work.
Cybersecurity
The Most Targeted Vulnerability of the Year Was First Identified in 2017
In a joint advisory, international cybersecurity officials say failure to patch years-old vulnerabilities makes attributing cyberattacks more difficult.
Modernization
One A, One D in a Relatively Static FITARA Scorecard
Eighteen of 24 agencies received the same grade as in the previous FITARA scorecard.
Cybersecurity
TSA ramps up fuel pipeline cyber strategy
At a Senate hearing, the TSA administrator updated lawmakers on the implementation of two recent cybersecurity directives issued in the wake of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Cybersecurity
White House Asks CISA, NIST to Set Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Operators
The initiative will not result in mandatory measures for the private sector, but the administration hopes to signal its commitment to cybersecurity and maybe get a little help from Congress on that front.
Emerging Tech
Senate Banking Chair Asks CFPB How It Plans to Address Risks of Chime and Other Banking Apps
With an estimated 12 million customers, Chime is the largest in its highly competitive subcategory of financial technology companies that serve low- to moderate-income individuals.
Cybersecurity
TSA, Transportation Officials Give Insight into New Cybersecurity Mandates for Pipeline Operators
Agency leaders expressed a commitment to avoiding duplication of their efforts as lines blur between cyber and physical security.
Ideas
To Find Cybersecurity Talent, Poach From Other Fields
Cybersecurity pros are in demand, which means the government will need to think of new sources.
Modernization
House Appropriators Offer $50M for TMF But White House Wants 10 Times That
The Office of Management and Budget said it’s received more than $2 billion in proposals since getting $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon
Experts say the doomed contract helped take cloud literacy at the Defense Department to the next level.
Cybersecurity
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest fraud wave in history.
Cybersecurity
States Weigh Bans on Ransomware Payoffs
The idea is that this would deter attacks because cybercriminals would know they couldn’t get paid.
Cybersecurity
Energy Updates Assessment Tool for Administration’s 100-Day Cybersecurity Sprint
The update comes as lawmakers jostle for jurisdiction over cybersecurity across multiple critical infrastructure sectors with a slew of bills advancing in both chambers of Congress.
Cybersecurity