Cybersecurity

The Government's Software Transparency Journey Moves from Plan to Practice

Allan Friedman, the leader of a transparency initiative at the Commerce Department, is now at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to realize the ultimate vision for a software bill of materials. 

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5 Steps to Protecting Federal Data Repositories in the Cloud

From ransomware to exfiltration, cybersecurity attacks are targeting sensitive government data. Here’s a reliable approach to protecting mission-critical information.

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5 Items to Monitor to Detect DDoS Attacks

Government organizations have been a steady target of distributed denial-of-service attacks.

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White House Announcements to Focus on Advancing Cybersecurity Talent

Commitments are also expected from the public and private sectors for improving the security of foundational technology.

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U.S. Expands Cybersecurity Collaboration with Singapore

The move comes as China has become more assertive in the region.

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Augmentation for Data-Driven Success

Augmentation techniques can help the Defense Department implement its data strategy goals.

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CISA Offers Vulnerability Disclosure Platform for Civilian Agencies

The platform will provide triage and administrative services while allowing CISA to monitor agencies’ progress resolving reports from security researchers.

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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.

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Commerce Secretary Highlights Cybersecurity Workforce Needs With $3B Initiative

Grants will be competitively awarded to state and local governmental entities, institutions of higher education, not-for-profit entities, unions and tribes. 

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Energy’s Cyber Response Office Misspent Millions Due to Lack of Budget Management

Complaints alleged the relatively new CESER misspent $11.7 million, though the inspector general could only substantiate some of those claims.

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CISA Issues Mitigation Tips for Common Attack Tactics

The agency assessed 37 federal agencies, and state, local and tribal governments last year to see how they are typically exploited.

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Report: COVID-19 Increased Acquisition Activity in Cyber Industry

The pandemic contributed to more than 120 publicly announced cybersecurity acquisitions in 2020 as the need for cybersecurity tools grew.

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It's Crunch Time for Homeland Security's Continuous Monitoring Program

To aggressively move forward and to defend critical infrastructure, we must first acknowledge the hurdles that stand before us.