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CISA, DHS eye open source software use in critical infrastructure

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is keyed in on “cyber safety” to start 2023.

Cybersecurity

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Forthcoming national cyber strategy highlights 2023 cybersecurity agenda

Cybersecurity

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CISA unveils voluntary cybersecurity performance goals

Cybersecurity

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After Log4j and SolarWinds, CISA tells agencies to routinely scan networks for devices, potential bugs

Cybersecurity

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CISA strategy calls for cultivating ‘high-performing workforce’

Cybersecurity

FILE - Jen Easterly, Director of Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, speaks during the summer meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State on Aug. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Election officials have a long list of challenges as they prepare for the upcoming midterms. They face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they work to protect voting systems and run a smooth election. (AP Photo/Christina Almeida Cassidy, File)

CISA goes on tour to get feedback on cyber incident reporting rules

Cybersecurity

White House developing cyber workforce strategy to be more ‘action oriented’

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CISA advisors recommend agency cut onboarding time to 90 days

Hiring/Retention

New CISA cyber fellowship comes three months after shields up campaign begins

Cybersecurity

Federal efforts on critical infrastructure cybersecurity come under White House review

Cybersecurity

From ‘partner’ to ‘regulatory enforcer’: CISA takes on complex cyber incident reporting mandate

Cybersecurity

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Back to the office, begrudgingly? What agencies can learn from CISA’s office reentry plans

Love it or hate it, but more federal employees are coming back into the office next month.

Federal Report

Despite ‘extraordinary’ federal response, Log4J will haunt agencies for months to come

Federal agencies have patched or mitigated thousands of assets, but officials warn remediation efforts are far from over.

Cybersecurity

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After turbulent cyber year, agencies enter 2022 with fresh security crisis on hand

Log4j will keep agencies busy into the new year, but experts say the federal enterprise made progress a year after SolarWinds.

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