During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jory Heckman and guest Tom Sasala, chief data officer with the Department of the Navy will discuss data management strategy and AI's role in cybersecurity. In addition, Randy Hayes, public sector at VAST Federal will provide an industry perspective.
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer in OMB, said agencies and vendors need time to understand and implement NIST’s new Secure Software Development Framework.
Zero trust improves security around vetting users, but it does nothing to address user-created challenges like falling prey to phishing attacks. Training isn’t enough. Instead, implement AI/ML-driven monitoring, advises Proofpoint’s Hanna Wong.
Section 6722 of the 2023 NDAA would require DHS to mandate a bill of materials for technology from current and future contractors and some in industry are calling the provision problematic.
OMB wants to avoid a future SolarWinds by requiring federal software vendors to self-certify that they’re following secure development practices.
"Agency unification" and bolstering the workforce are major facets of CISA's latest strategic plan.
What the federal government can do to protect against the threat of quantum computing
As threats rapidly evolved over the last two years, the Biden administration declared that the federal government must execute a massive shift in cybersecurity strategy with aggressive timelines.
Industry has launched a pretty strong objection to the latest version of the cybersecurity maturity model certification program, known as CMMC.
The agency is seeking public input on the development of landmark cyber incident reporting regulations.
The White House and the Pentagon are working on new cyber workforce plans to help overcome longstanding recruitment and retention challenges.
NSA released a suite of “post-quantum algorithms” that will eventually be requirements for national security systems, along with a series of deadlines for the transition.
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center is taking advantage of a moment when agencies and policymakers are more attuned to cyber supply chain security concerns.
The VA has drastically cut down the time it takes to authorize a new application for operational use on its multi-cloud network. Joe Fourcade, lead cybersecurity analyst at the VA’s Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office, says the streamlined “authority-to-operate” process helps gives VA projects “the ability to focus resources on the operation of their system, and only the controls that are really required of them.”
No fewer than six agencies over the last six weeks promoted or hired new executives to focus on cybersecurity challenges, demonstrating the continued demand for these skillsets.