Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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CISA now has the equivalent of a perpetual "no-knock warrant" to probe the networks of federal agencies for major cyber vulnerabilities.
October 26, 2023 -
CISA has taken on more responsibilities for the defense of federal agency networks. A new report considers how much farther that should go.
October 23, 2023 -
Two tough new rules from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council are coming, but originating with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. They have to do with contractor incident reporting and for how contractors button up unclassified systems.
October 18, 2023 -
GSA plans to centralize its application security program amid a broader push to ensure the government only relies on secure software.
October 13, 2023 -
Recently, MITRE and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Open-Sourced Extension of MITRE's Caldera platform, specifically for operational technology. This is meant to be utilized by security teams to run automated adversary emulation exercises that are specifically focused on threats to operational technology.
September 29, 2023 -
A shutdown would potentially leave CISA with a skeleton crew to respond to cyber attacks on the networks of federal agencies and critical infrastructure.
September 26, 2023 -
Lawmakers are paying close attention to how CISA revamps its flagship federal cyber programs, like Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation.
September 21, 2023 -
DHS' recommendations come amid a growing patchwork of cyber incident reporting rules and regulations.
September 19, 2023 -
CISA is nearly done writing the proposed rules for cyber incident reporting, while the CMMC rules may be out for comment before the end of 2023.
September 07, 2023 -
CISA's program for regulating "high-risk" chemical facilities has been sidelined for more than a month now.
August 30, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, presidential advisors are calling for the creation of a “Department of Water” to confront what they say are rapidly evolving water crises.
August 29, 2023 -
CISA reports that its first ever cybersecurity shared services offering is off to a hot start.
August 25, 2023 -
DHS and GSA will use a $288 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act to build two new headquarters buildings, as well as a new parking garage, at DHS’ St. Elizabeths West Campus in southeast Washington, D.C.
August 17, 2023 -
The Cyber Safety Review Board will investigate what agencies and industry can do to "strengthen identity management and authentication in the cloud.”
August 16, 2023 -
Eric Goldstein, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said the agency’s first-ever cybersecurity strategic plan features three main goals and 30 measures of effectiveness.
August 04, 2023