Cybersecurity
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By any measure software vendor Solar Winds was a high flyer, with many federal customers for its IT managements software. Now the company says it's nearly recovered from the 2020 Sunburst hack that sent federal agencies fleeing...and became part of the cybersecurity vernacular.
May 19, 2022 -
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a new emergency directive today saying the vulnerabilities in some VMware products put federal networks and systems at immediate risk.
May 18, 2022 -
Lawmakers are skeptical about progress on multifactor authentication, endpoint detection and other capabilities mandated by the cybersecurity executive order.
May 17, 2022 -
Malicious actors have found that they can manipulate these digitized systems with the possibility of damaging water infrastructure or even changing the way it’s treated to introduce harmful chemicals.
May 17, 2022 -
Former officials call the Energy Department’s decision not to name a political appointee to lead its Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER) a mistake.
May 16, 2022 -
As part of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification exercise, DoD will figure out which data under Level 2 will require self-assessments and which will require third-party assessments.
May 09, 2022 -
Not everyone feels comfortable driving a Hummer for their morning commute, and most people don’t have to wear combat boots to work. But when it comes to the hardware, software and platforms that keep business safe, shouldn’t companies have the same caliber tools and products that the nation’s most elite cyber teams have?
May 05, 2022 -
Hackers spent a year probing companies' networks for weaknesses.
May 04, 2022 -
Almost everything is connected to the internet which will expand the number of attack surfaces.
May 02, 2022 -
Federal CIO Clare Martorana has been briefing lawmakers about awards and the impact of the Technology Modernization Fund to ensure transparency and accountability.
May 02, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, DHS is ready to expand its cyber bug bounty program after a successful pilot.
April 28, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Can the government safely and equitably use facial recognition for identity proofing? That's the question the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service is asking.
April 27, 2022 -
There’s an unsettling reality that the federal technology community is facing: the SolarWinds and Kaseya breaches could have happened to almost any other company
April 22, 2022 -
The armed services need to expend their numbers of high-ranking cybersecurity and cyber warfare officers.
April 22, 2022 -
At first blush, it might seem like agency chief data officers would be hampered by the move to a “zero trust” cybersecurity posture.
April 21, 2022