The theory is quantum will be so powerful it will easily crack encryption algorithms conventional computers would take thousands of years to crack.
The more compute-intensive manufacturing becomes, the more companies and their factories need cybersecurity protection. Now a new cyber roadmap is out from a group called the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The group is backed by the Energy Department.
These days, government security IT groups no longer hold sole responsibility for their team’s cybersecurity efforts toward network and data protection. Cybersecurity now has visibility all the way up the chain and is a paramount requirement for all cloud migration and digital transformation strategies. But beyond that, strong security can serve as an enabler by giving confidence to an organization that information is being kept safe.
The board’s inaugural report also contains dozens of recommendations for government, industry and academia, including suggestions for how agencies could improve software security and transparency.
The House will consider several workforce-related amendments to the 2023 Defense Authorization Act, including bringing TSA employees under Title 5.
A growing number of federal agencies are exploring machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence to further their missions or improve services to citizens.
Just a few weeks ago, the cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to warn critical infrastructure organizations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spawn increased malicious cyber activity by Russian state-sponsored cyber terrorists and cybercrime groups.
Quantum technologies are expected to unlock transformative opportunities in computing, sensing and communications. At the same time, they introduce unique challenges for current operating practices across government and industry. Perhaps most alarmingly, quantum computers capable…
Keith Jones left in June after 17 months as the State Department’s chief information officer.
DoD still needs to iron out the details for how it will streamline overlapping cybersecurity requirements.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is continuing its fast evolution as a standalone department.
Strengthening the current cybersecurity workforce with knowledgeable employees and implementing new cloud-based programs alongside legacy systems would significantly protect the U.S. public sector from looming threats.
AI can decode enormous amounts of financial data to discover the DNA of complex crime behaviors.
Today, when system components are now IT components, the risk if greater but interconnectivity can also have preventative measures with cost benefits.
The Defense Department’s Defense Contract Management Agency is staffing up to prepare for assessments under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program in 2023 and beyond.