Cybersecurity

• Kevin Fahey: Army uses IT Box to procure cyber tools

  The Information Technology Box is the Army's new method of procuring cyber solutions quickly. The Army will use it to procure tools to support defensive cyber operations like sensors and analytics. But the box itself isn't new. Kevin Fahey, executive director of the System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Pentagon Solutions. Fahey said DoD first used the IT box construct around 2008.

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  September 16, 2015
• When cyber compliance is just not enough

  Sol Cates, chief security officer for Vormetric, argues that while new policies and regulations are important, the answer to an organization’s cybersecurity problems starts with making a decision to dedicating more resources to solutions and less to filling out forms.

  Commentary

  September 15, 2015
• OPM IT infrastructure plan still ‘high risk,’ IG says

  A new memo from Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert does little to ease her Inspector General's concerns with OPM's Infrastructure Improvement Project.

  Workforce

  September 14, 2015
• Jason Miller: New cyber threat center to hit initial stride in October

  The White House is finalizing plans for its new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. The center will connect the cyber dots for civilian, DoD and intelligence community agencies. In the latest edition of his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook, Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller writes about the launch of this new center.

  Federal Drive

  September 14, 2015
• State has second thoughts about cyber playbook

  Some State Department IT officials may have jumped the gun in issuing an RFI for a cyber playbook.

  Cybersecurity

  September 14, 2015
• A deeper dive into Energy’s cyber defenses

  USA Today found that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) experienced 19 successful attacks during the four-year period.

  Cybersecurity

  September 14, 2015
• New cyber threat center to hit initial stride in October

  Michael Daniel, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, said the new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) will work behind the scenes to connect the cyber dots.

  Cybersecurity

  September 14, 2015
• Jason Miller: US-CERT’s do’s-and-don’ts for after the cyber hack

  Agency tech staffs too often erase important forensic evidence after a cyber attack. Homeland Security is trying to change that so system administrators preserve data. Ann Barron-DiCamillo is the Director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team. She tells Executive Editor Jason Miller about some of the disturbing trends her team sees and how agencies can avoid erasing forensic evidence after a cyber attack.

  Federal Drive

  September 11, 2015
• US-CERT’s do’s-and-don’ts for after the cyber hack

  DHS is trying to change how agencies react to when they discover a cyber attack. Too often, those responses are hampering forensic investigations.

  Cybersecurity

  September 11, 2015
• Jared Serbu: ODNI responds to cyber hacks with new counterintelligence campaign

  Following cyber penetrations of federal IT systems at the Office of Personnel Management and elsewhere, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it’s launching a comprehensive governmentwide counterintelligence campaign. It wants to head off future data thefts and blunt their impact. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports, the program’s first phase will focus on preventing spear phishing attacks.

  Federal Drive

  September 10, 2015
• ODNI responds to cyber hacks with new counterintelligence campaign

  Responding to cyber penetrations into federal IT systems at the Office of Personnel Management and elsewhere, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Wednesday that it was launching a “comprehensive” and governmentwide counterintelligence campaign.

  Cybersecurity

  September 10, 2015
• Federal CIO Scott offers a new idea to measuring cyber progress

  Federal CIO Tony Scott said because of the wide-spread use of legacy IT systems, agencies should consider a similar approach to cybersecurity to one that manufacturers use when addressing product defects.

  Cybersecurity

  September 10, 2015
• Castro aims to improve HUD’s IT environment

  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro said he's committed to improving HUD’s IT environment and its tools for monitoring program and financial performance.

  Management

  September 08, 2015
• Shawn Kingsberry: Shadow IT seeping into bring-your-own-device

  Shadow IT, the stuff that's on a network that leadership doesn't know is on the network, plagues agencies across government. Shawn Kingsberry, former chief information officer at the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and director of cloud solutions at Engility Inc., tells In Depth with Francis Rose the shadow IT concept is starting to seep into the bring-your-own-device arena.

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  September 08, 2015