Federal IT Pros Optimistic About Security, But Insider Threats Remain a Challenge
Survey asked 200 federal government IT decision makers and influencers their impressions regarding the current security landscape. Keep Reading
GAO: Massive Cyber Security Failures, Billions Spent on Failed Projects
The federal government plans to spend over $90 billion in fiscal year 2019 on Information Technology (IT). Increasingly sophisticated threats and frequent cyber incidents underscore the need for effective information security. Keep Reading
DHS Awards ECS $276M to Deliver Advanced CDM Dashboard Ecosystem
The CDM Dashboard Ecosystem delivers cyber situational awareness data to the federal civilian agencies and summarizes risk exposure across the government at the federal level for DHS. Keep Reading
GAO: Most Agencies Miscategorizing Cybersecurity Roles, Hampering Critical Staffing Efforts
The GAO report says that by assigning work roles that are inconsistent with the IT, cybersecurity, and cyber-related positions, the agencies are diminishing the reliability of the information they need to improve workforce planning. Keep Reading
Agencies Must Secure DNS Infrastructure in 10 Days Following Wave of Hijacking
FireEye’s blog post states: “While we do not currently link this activity to any tracked group, initial research suggests the actor or actors responsible have a nexus to Iran.” Keep Reading
