Einstein

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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First Look

CISA lays out post-EINSTEIN future with shift to ‘Cyber Analytics and Data System’

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Congress moves to reauthorize CISA’s cyber defense program

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CISA aims to expand cyber defense service across fed agencies, potentially further

Cybersecurity

Leaders cite progress under cyber EO, but lawmakers press for more amid persistent threats

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Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, testifies in Washington

Senate report advocates FISMA reforms after finding slow progress on agency cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

SolarWinds incident should be a catalyst to rethink federal cybersecurity

Reporter's Notebook

List of GSA’s cyber SINs continues to grow

House Oversight committee places high priority on renewing E-Gov Act provisions

Reporter's Notebook

IRS isn’t alone with its struggle with EINSTEIN cyber program

Reporter's Notebook

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 21, 2015 AT 3:01 A.M. EST (2201 GMT) AND THEREAFTER; THIS STORY MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST OR POSTED ONLINE BEFORE MONDAY, DEC. 21, 2015 AT 3:01 A.M. EST (2201 GMT) - This Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo shows server banks inside a data center at AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Like most big utilities, AEP's power plants, substations and other vital equipment are managed by a network that is separated from the company's business software with layers of authentication, and is not accessible via the Internet. Creating that separation, and making sure that separation is maintained, is among the most important things utilities can do to protect the grid's physical assets. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

FDIC taking steps to strengthen cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Intrigue, nastiness engulfs latest protest of DHS’ $1B cyber contract

Northrop Grumman filed its second protest over the Homeland Security Department’s decision to award Raytheon the DOMino contract.

Reporter's Notebook

DHS to meet another deadline with cyber ‘weather map’

DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is scheduled to certify the Automated Indicator Sharing initiative on March 16, which provides a central location for cyber data…

Hiring/Retention

DHS chief: Agency ‘not where we should be’ for hiring cyber talent

Cybersecurity

DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson defended his agency’s $40.6 billion fiscal 2017 budget, telling a congressional committee that cybersecurity funding would help hiring efforts.