Christine Wormuth, the secretary of the Department of the Army, said there should be a focus on the Department of Defense’s Cyber Expected Service authorities to attract cybersecurity talent. Speaking before the House Appropriations Committee, Wormuth told lawmakers that six years after Congress granted the Pentagon authorities to become more flexible in compensating and hiring […]
The federal government has made progress in strengthening the cybersecurity of its networks, a cyber official in the White House told a House Homeland Security panel. Deputy National Cyber Director Chris DeRusha testified that while more work needs to be done, the government has made “significant progress” on priority items, including implementing multi-factor authentication and […]
The U.S. Space Force is prioritizing the protection of on-orbit assets from cyberattacks, a top official said. Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the first commander of the Space Operations Command, called cyber the “soft underbelly” of the nascent military service. Whiting said that the global nature of the Space Force’s network infrastructure gives it a massive […]
The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Software Security Foundation have provided the government with a plan to improve the security of open-source software. According to a summary provided in a press release, the plan calls for about $150 million in funding over two years to advance solutions in 10 problem areas. According to the […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is set to announce the winners of an extended contest to establish new encryption standards potentially capable of withstanding attacks from quantum computers, a top agency official said. The prospect that such futuristic computers will be able to solve mathematical problems that normal computers cannot continue to be […]
Congress has enacted legislation to give the Department of Homeland Security more tools to strengthen national cyber preparedness. Proposed by Sens. John Cornyn and Patrick Leahy, the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act authorizes the DHS to collaborate with the National Cybersecurity Prepared Consortium. The new law will help stakeholders at the national, state and local […]
Recon InfoSec, a security operations services provider, announced that it will provide cyber threat hunting services for free to a limited number of critical infrastructure organizations. Starting this May, the company will provide one free threat hunt per quarter to an organization belonging to a critical infrastructure sector as defined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
Adm. Michael Gilday, the chief of naval operations at the U.S. Navy and a two-time Wash100 winner, said the military branch has struggled to meet cyber personnel readiness goals but is doing its part to secure training gaps. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Gilday shared that the lapses are in cyber recruitment, training, […]
Virginia-headquartered Intelligent Waves announced that it has formed a strategic collaboration with cybersecurity company Horizon3 .ai to support next-generation cybersecurity protection in DevOps for the Department of Defense’s special operations community. The partnership enables the mitigation and prevention of malicious actors trying to gain or deny access to critical networks that support the Pentagon, Intelligent […]
The Department of State announced that various U.S. government agencies have been mobilized to help ensure Ukrainians’ access to the internet despite continued clashes against invading Russian forces. Americans are also committed to bolstering Ukraine’s cyber defense capabilities amid cyberattacks being waged by Russia as part of its war effort, the Department of State said […]
