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The Senate finally passed a cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act sailed through. Some people have concerns about CISA's contents, but others say it's long overdue. Todd Helfrich, the director of federal sales at Threat Stream, wrote about CISA for Federal News Radio. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose with all the details.
Sean Gallagher, the NASA Glenn Research Center chief information officer, said the OMB cyber sprint is helping his center change its perspective not only with cyber, but with cloud and mobility too.
The Office of Management and Budget released its annual guidance for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) reporting and the cybersecurity strategy and implementation plan (CSIP) for civilian agencies. Both of these documents are part of the broader change happening across government to improve cybersecurity.
Establishing insider threat programs was a key Defense recommendation after the 2013 Navy Yard shootings. Some companies that do business with the government are far ahead and waiting for agencies to catch up. DoD officials now consider aerospace giant Lockheed Martin's program as a model.
The Defense Department is conducting a study that looks at pairing the agency with industry to manufacture trusted microelectronics.
The Senate has finally passed a cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) sailed through on a 74-21 bipartisan vote earlier this week. But not everyone rejoiced at the Senate's decision. Russ Spitler, vice president of Product Strategy at Alien Vault, told Jared Serbu on In Depth with Francis Rose he has some concerns about CISA.
The Senate's passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act on Oct. 27 has a top House cybersecurity lawmaker pushing for the White House to get the bill as soon as possible.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford earlier this month signed the Defense Department cybersecurity implementation plan that focuses on tools, culture and training.
Four years after the White House rolled out the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), we now have the foundations the "identity ecosystem" envisioned within NSTIC. A volunteer steering group released Version 1 of Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) last week. For the first time, it sets up "rules of the road" for companies, government agencies — hopefully making online identity management more efficient and more secure at the same time. Kim Little Sutherland, the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group's plenary chair, is also senior director of identity management strategy at Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions. She discussed the framework with In Depth guest host Jared Serbu.
The Marine Corps’ Deputy Commandant said the investments in cyber and information warfare will make up for fewer Marines.
The Office of Personnel Management plans to notify an additional 700,000 people by the end of October, and by mid-November have notified roughly 10 million victims of the cyber breach.
The Senate finally passed a cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA, sailed through. Now it's the House's turn to act. For a look at what comes next, Federal Drive host Tom Temin caught up with Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), a freshman who chairs the Information Technology Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Simulation exercises need not apply only to technical responses to cyber attacks. How management handles emergencies can determine how well an organization recovers from the damage, says Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
The Director of National Intelligence released a new transparency plan that will facilitate the publication of some intelligence documents.
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