As the Army works towards meeting aero trust goals, it has to integrate the security into multiple networks and the defense industrial base.
The government routinely collects data, including citizens' sensitive personally identifiable information, ranging from Social Security details to financial information to healthcare data. They need it to do their job and deliver the services they are obligated to provide.
In today's Federal Newscast: The EPA thinks the nation's drinking-water systems need better cyber hygiene. The Senate now has a companion bill that would repeal provisions that limit some feds' Social Security benefits. And the GSA is cleaning out its acquisition closet.
The highly anticipated strategy envisions shaping market forces and using federal purchasing power to shift more cybersecurity responsibilities onto technology vendors.
Toward the end of October, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency rolled out a simplified security checklist to help critical infrastructure providers.
Federal agency technology and security professionals have increasing awareness of the dangers lurking in the components of the commercial software they buy and use. That, coupled with specific policy requirements in the administration’s Executive Order 14028, has made ensuring the safety of the software supply chain a top concern.
Cyber Command moves to the next stage in developing a joint cyber intelligence center that assesses offensive capabilities.
There was a major breach of a U.S. Marshals Service computer system this month with ransomware. Hackers stole sensitive and personally identifiable data about agency employees and targets of investigations.
U.S. government agencies have seen numerous executive orders, memos and regulatory changes aimed at improving the security of digital infrastructure, including the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework.
In today's Federal Newscast: There's no dance step or sidestep to help avoid the TikTok ban. The Director of CISA calls for changes in how tech companies design their products. And legacy data centers are dropping like flies and saving billions of dollars.
The CIO council convened a symposium to tackle "fraud prevention and detection" after potentially tens of billions in pandemic relief funds were stolen by fraudsters.
No matter what it does, the IRS always seems to be saddled with outdated information technology systems. At the moment, a third of its applications are legacy, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
A cybersecurity catastrophe appears to be brewing. Kaniah Konkoly-Thege points to several signs out there that don't bode well for critical data or critical infrastructure.
In today's Federal Newscast: Did DoD officials take risks when authorizing commercial cloud services? OPM is offering Federal HR specialists a free web-training opportunity. And the Commerce Department has a new leader for advancing equity.
With Thunderdome, DISA moves to expand zero trust to more users and add a follow-on contract for applications.