The Army’s new rapid cyber innovation center wants to expand in the next year as it approaches first anniversary of operations. The center, dubbed “the Forge” and set up to drive quicker acquisition and foster strong relationships with industry, will mark one year of operations in December. Col. Chad Harris, project manager for Defensive Cyber… Keep Reading
The Pentagon’s cybersecurity mission is facing a classic supply and demand problem: There’s a nationwide shortage of tech talent and an oversupply of jobs. This leaves the Pentagon starved of the cybersentries needed to defend its digital networks as the nation’s top computer scientists and software engineers often choose careers in the private sector that… Keep Reading
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) today announced the selection of U.S. Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (Ret.) Guy M. Walsh as the founding executive director of its National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC). The NSCC, a core initiative in UTSA’s Downtown Campus expansion, will advance research, education and workforce development in cybersecurity, data… Keep Reading
The Department of Defense announced Maj. Gen. Mary O’Brien as the next leader for the Air Force’s newly reorganized cyber warfare and intelligence directorate, the Pentagon said in a May 28 release. Keep Reading
"China is wielding a great deal of capital and its massive market to advance its agenda," notes a new report by multinational services network Deloitte. Keep Reading
Anthony Caccamo admitted to using identity-masking internet applications to frame one of the men, a DHS employee with whom his wife was having an affair. Keep Reading
Victims end up compromising their computer systems by clicking on the "Order Details" link in emails that look like they come from Amazon. Keep Reading
The CDM program began in 2013 in partnership with the General Services Administration to provide a “consistent government-wide set of information security." Keep Reading
This year, the stolen personal data of 160,000 patients of Singapore's healthcare IT systems underscored the cyber shortcomings of the region. Keep Reading
Every cybersecurity headline serves as a warning that no organization is immune from attacks. So what can we do? Keep Reading
The DoE is particularly interested in projects to design a cyber-resilient architecture for the electric and oil and natural gas (ONG) subsectors. Keep Reading
Wray also announced the appointment of Andrew W. Vale as executive assistant director of the Human Resources Branch and Nancy McNamara as assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office. Keep Reading
Only the Max.gov email domain has fully implemented the top defense against email phishing and spoofing, according to the research, despite DHS mandating implementation from all federal agencies last year. Keep Reading
Cisco also pointed to a recent advisory from US-CERT concerning attacks on critical infrastructure from Russian hacking group DragonFly. Keep Reading
Apptio was one of only seven vendors accepted for the new FedRAMP Connect program. This accelerated program was designed to help the JAB select cloud service providers based on the highest demand and preferred criteria from CIOs across the federal government. Keep Reading
Iran said the attack, which hit internet service providers and cut off web access for subscribers, was made possible by a vulnerability in routers from Cisco. Keep Reading
"When I take a look back, not long ago, our piers were chock-full of tired and aging cutters," commandant said. "Today, you’ll smell fresh paint." Keep Reading
Agency also calls out as concern the federal government’s long-term unsustainable fiscal path, and increasingly complex governance relationships and practices. Keep Reading
Non-federal organizations can use the assessment process to identify problems, shortfalls and deficiencies in the way that they are handling sensitive CUI and address issues in their systems. Keep Reading
Report highlights China's significant role in cyber-enabled IP theft, quoting a 2016 report from FireEye that says China’s cyber threat became “more focused, calculated and still successful at compromising corporate networks." Keep Reading
