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Ron Ross, a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Bob Bigman, a retired CIA chief information security officer and now president of 2BSecure, a consulting firm, made the case for the public and private sectors to move to trustworthy computing more quickly during presentations before the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
The Defense Department continues to be concerned about counterfeit parts making their way into weapons systems and virtually everything else it buys. The worries are that fake parts could cause mission critical systems to fail unexpectedly.
To better cybersecurity, government agencies are starting the change the way they authenticate identities.
The intelligence community is building its cloud system around the concept of integration in order to facilitate better data sharing and standardized security.
For nearly 10 years, the Defense Information Systems Agency has been working to provide secure cloud computing to DoD agencies. No longer the exclusive cloud provider itself, DISA now helps agencies use commercial providers in a secure way. John Hale, the cloud portfolio manager at DISA. tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the effort centers on applications, if they're ready for cloud hosting and the best way to go about it.
NASA’s Chief Information Officer Renee Wynn decided to let the authority to operate for its desktops, laptops and end user systems expire after ongoing cybersecurity problems with its contractor.
Dave Milhecic, DISA’s chief technology officer, said a big data platform and an application that runs on top of it called Fight by Indicator (FBI) is giving analysts the information and tools to improve network defenses.
The Obama administration wants federal agencies to have an organized response plan in place before a major cyber attack hits, but cyber officials wonder how soon that strategy will take effect.
The new DHS program helps researchers collect data sets and test scenarios for potential cyber-related infrastructure events.
The Commerce Department is trying to get ahead of the evolution of cybersecurity, including revamping and automating processes, evaluating upcoming technologies and creating an all-encompassing culture.
Nat Wood, the director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection’s Division of Consumer and Business Education, said the agency expanded IdentityTheft.gov in response to President Obama’s 2014 Executive Order on securing online transactions.
When computer scientist Jeffrey Voas set out to determine the security implications of the Internet of Things for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, he discovered that first he would need to provide a scientific definition.
The National Security Agency's approach to 21st century threats comes with six new directives and a new look for part of its two-pronged mission.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is asking for advice from citizens, organizations, and agencies on methods for strengthening cybersecurity.