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Cybersecurity Month
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This is the 17th year of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Kevin Harris, cybersecurity program director at American Military University, says a lot has changed since those early days.
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The Defense Information Systems Agency moved its cloud based internet isolation program into production after testing it out for the last year under a $199 million Other Transaction Agreement.
David Waltermire, the technical lead for OSCAL at NIST, and Milica Green, a compliance subject matter expert with Telos Corporation, say the development and implementation of the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) will reduce the time, cost and challenges of FedRAMP certifications.
Cynthia Mendoza, the intelligence community’s chief architect, said the reference architecture framework is defining consistent, repeatable approaches to ensure security and interoperability among enterprise IT capabilities.
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Cyber experts say CISA should bolster threat hunting, visibility across federal networks
Lawmakers are paying close attention to how CISA revamps its flagship federal cyber programs, like Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation.
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DHS says agencies should adopt cyber incident reporting definition, common form
DHS’ recommendations come amid a growing patchwork of cyber incident reporting rules and regulations.
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DHS threat assessment anticipates ‘likely’ cyber attacks on 2024 elections
In today’s Federal Newscast: After three crashes, two of them deadly, the Marines halt aviation for two days. A DHS threat assessment warns of “likely” cyber-attacks on America’s 2024 elections. And GAO has given its employees several hybrid and remote work options.
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Culture disruption or enablement — Marking and tagging CUI in government agencies
As technology advances, future trends in AI, such as natural language processing and AI-based analytics, promise to further enhance CUI handling. Government agencies must remain adaptable to embrace emerging technologies to stay ahead in safeguarding sensitive information.
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Three takeaways from the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan for private sector leaders
Following the President’s invitation to the private sector to collaborate with the federal government on the National Cybersecurity Strategy’s execution, the White House released the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP). The strategy did not include a way to “RSVP” to the President’s invitation, nor does the NCSIP. The absence of specified lines of communication for the private sector to follow provides an open forum for organizations to maximize initial engagement with the federal government.
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DoD’s new cyber strategy prioritizes expansion of workforce
An unclassified summary of DOD’s new cyber strategy offers few specifics as it outlines plans to protect the industrial base and improve technology used in cyber defense.
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Understanding the limits of zero trust
Zero-trust architecture has been top-of-mind for the federal government, especially as we approach the one-year countdown for the White House’s zero-trust memorandum deadline.
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State CIOs have a small, but important to-do list for their federal counterparts
Alex Whitaker, the director of government affairs for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, said pushing for broader adoption of the .gov domain and harmonization of federal cyber regulations.
