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SentinelOne has partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to strengthen government-wide cyberdefense. The partnership, which supports the agency’s Persistent Access Capability initiative, will focus on improving the security of government information technology assets and critical infrastructure, SentinelOne said. Under the agreement, SentinelOne will use its Singularity Platform to provide CISA with artificial intelligence-powered […]

Commvault is expanding its public sector presence by collaborating with Carahsoft Technology, making its cyber resilience and data protection solutions more accessible to the U.S. Intelligence Community. On Tuesday, the hybrid cloud cybersecurity solutions firm announced that it listed its Commvault Cloud offering in the AWS Marketplace with the help of Carahsoft.  The solution offers […]

The White House has issued a memorandum outlining to heads of executive departments and federal agencies the Biden administration’s cross-agency cybersecurity investment priorities for the fiscal year 2026 budget.  The directive, which was released on Wednesday, identifies the budgeting focus from the five pillars of President Joe Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. One of the budget […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to ensure the security of the military internet of things amid its growing use and increasing adversary threat. According to a draft Fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act released by the committee on Monday, the bill would mandate the Department of Defense to include “human-wearable devices, sensors, and other […]

A Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025 would enable components of the Department of Defense to procure cyber products and services independently. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s NDAA version seeks to amend the FY 2022 defense bill, which prohibits DOD components from purchasing cyber-related items without the approval of […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued its “Guide to Operational Security for Election Officials” to strengthen election infrastructure security in time for the upcoming elections. The guide details operational security principles in the election context, identifies potential risks and offers mitigation strategies, CISA said. The agency urges election officials to incorporate OPSEC principles, […]