The innovations from the Exchange UCG and the lessons learned from these responses will be used to improve future unified, whole of government responses to significant cyber incidents. Keep Reading
The ICSJWG, one of the principle components of the Strategy for Securing Control Systems, coordinates the facilitation of stakeholder efforts and shares information to help manage cybersecurity risk. Keep Reading
Delaware Law School will offer a new global financial and cyber crimes degree program this summer as part of its graduate-level legal training for students seeking career alternatives to the practice of law. Keep Reading
A National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)/YouGov survey has found that 33% of U.K. adults support using end-to-end encryption on social media and messaging services, but this jumps to 62% if it’s rolled out only if and when tech firms can ensure children’s safety is protected. Keep Reading
Carahsoft Technology Corp. has announced that its Blanket Purchase Agreement for Splunk Inc. solutions has been designated a Core Enterprise Technology Agreement (CETA) by the Department of Defense. Keep Reading
A Brazilian Federal Police operation on April 11 in the Northwestern states of Pernambuco and Piauí has resulted in the rescue of a five-year-old victim of sexual abuse and the arrest of the alleged perpetrators. Keep Reading
The federal government spends more than $100 billion on IT and cyber-related investments annually—but many of them have failed or performed poorly, have been poorly managed, and have security weaknesses. Keep Reading
CISA and the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) have analyzed additional SolarWinds-related malware variants—referred to as SUNSHUTTLE and SOLARFLARE. Keep Reading
A teenager has told how he was groomed by criminals to sell heroin and crack cocaine after being recruited through a post on Snapchat. Keep Reading
Today, the aviation sector plays a vital role transporting not only people and traditional freight, but also vaccines – representing the largest single transport challenge in its history. It is highly likely that aviation networks and other sectors associated with the vaccine distribution supply chain will be subject to a significant volume of targeted, adversarial cyber activities during this period. Keep Reading
In 1996, a small group of private sector and government officials began working with the FBI's Cleveland Field Office to help identify cyber threats to the country. Keep Reading
This advisory is being released alongside the U.S. Government’s formal attribution of the SolarWinds supply chain compromise and related cyber espionage campaign. Keep Reading
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been selected as a recipient of the American Society for Public Administration’s 2021 Public Integrity Award. Keep Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Puesh M. Kumar will serve as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). Keep Reading
More than 200 women and men participated from U.S. Service Academies and Senior Military Colleges as well as civilian interns from NSA’s cyber-focused development programs in the three-day competition designed to develop and test cybersecurity skills. Keep Reading
Reports made to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) show that U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families lost more than $420.5 million to cybercrime between 2016 and 2020. Keep Reading
It will “outline threats and risks to 5G infrastructure,” Noble said and be based on work by the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), which is “currently assessing 5G adoption across the threat landscape and examining ways to minimize those risks to the US.” Keep Reading
The bipartisan group’s letter said China is pouring over $150 billion in semiconductor manufacturing subsidies and investing $1.4 trillion in their efforts to become the dominate global technological power. Keep Reading
According to a pair of reports published recently by a media watchdog, TikTok can swiftly channel young users from relatively benign interests to more troubling topics – and even into the arms of some of the extremist movements involved the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol in January. Keep Reading
Police Chief Chris Magnus of Tucson, Ariz., was selected to lead Customs and Border Protection while Ur Jaddou, the former director of DHS Watch, was selected for USCIS and John Tien was nominated for deputy DHS secretary. Keep Reading