Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland security, has defended the $300M budget cut for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. He said CISA's $2.7B budget was an increase over the White House's proposal and more than covers the costs of the agency's efforts, which include election security. Ranking Member Mike Rogers […]
The FBI is working to "burn down the infrastructure" of cybercriminals and hunt down other tools at their disposal, according to Director Christopher Wray. He said that even unsophisticated criminals can damage hospitals, businesses and police departments, forcing law enforcers to target darknet sites websites and other tools hackers use. Wray also called out Chinese […]
The U.S. Navy is working on establishing a framework to govern its network architecture development and cyberspace operations. Speaking at WEST 2020, Manuel Hermosilla, executive director of 10th Fleet/Fleet Cyber Command, said the framework will be critical in building out the architecture and design for the once envisioned Integrated Navy Operations Command and Control System. […]
The Department of Defense has shifted its focus to developing an international cybersecurity framework following the release of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 1.0 in January. During her presentation at WEST 2020, Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, confirmed that the CMMC team is collaborating with a number of countries, including Canada, […]
Customs and Border Protection has concluded an interoperable blockchain proof of concept run by the Office of Trade aimed at preventing intellectual property rights theft. Blockchains used in the pilot prevent the leakage of sensitive information on U.S. imports, including personally identifiable information and trade secrets. According to Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner of the […]
The Department of Defense is scheduled to test a new hypersonic glide body within 2020, according to hypersonics director Mike White. He said DoD will first conduct flight experiments before testing weapon system prototypes. While White did not reveal a specific testing date nor how the glide body will be tested, he said it must […]
Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and co-chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, emphasized the need for federal agencies to adopt vulnerability disclosure programs to secure their information technology products following a malware attack on the Department of Defense’s web server. In a letter addressed to Dana Deasy, DoD […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has underscored the importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in driving efficiency. Martin Stanley, CISA's senior adviser for AI, said that machines can take care of repeating, mechanical processes, allowing humans to focus on "more interesting, challenging problems." Digital strategist Jonathan Alboum, meanwhile, said that society has changed, and it […]
The Central Intelligence Agency is building robots as part of the Robotics Process Automation Center of Excellence to free the agency’s employees from having to perform transactional, routine, rule-based tasks. Speaking at the ServiceNow Federal Forum, center lead Pam Dempsey said the robots employed under the program perform “digital labor” and deal with the CIA’s […]
The Cyber Solarium Commission is slated to release a report on March 11 that will contain 75 cyber policy recommendations on a broad range of topics. Suzanne Spaulding, one of the commissioners, expects the document will be successful because the most important stakeholders participated in its creation. According to Spaulding, representatives of the executive branch […]
