Cybersecurity
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Toward the end of October, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency rolled out a simplified security checklist to help critical infrastructure providers.
March 01, 2023 -
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.
March 01, 2023 -
Cyber Command moves to the next stage in developing a joint cyber intelligence center that assesses offensive capabilities.
March 01, 2023 -
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.
February 28, 2023 -
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.
February 28, 2023 -
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.
February 28, 2023 -
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.
February 22, 2023 -
No matter what it does, the IRS always seems to be saddled with outdated information technology systems.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).
February 22, 2023 -
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.
February 21, 2023 -
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.
February 21, 2023 -
With Thunderdome, DISA moves to expand zero trust to more users and add a follow-on contract for applications.
February 20, 2023 -
The Technology Modernization Fund is making three cybersecurity-related investments in the Social Security Administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
February 17, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Justice and Commerce Departments join forces to target cyber crime. The backlog of retirement claims at OPM ballooned last month. The State Department gets serious about cybersecurity. And there's a new portal on USAJobs.gov for prospective interns.
February 17, 2023 -
A new governmentwide pay model for federal IT and cybersecurity employees is coming into focus.
February 16, 2023 -
NIST is updating its Cybersecurity Framework for the first time in five years, and there's a new focus on "governance" and other emerging cyber issues.
February 16, 2023
