The People’s Republic of China (PRC) poses the biggest cyber threat to the United States, according to the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule marks a crucial step toward strengthening DoD’s cybersecurity posture, and a senior Pentagon tech official expressed confidence on Tuesday that the rule will take effect despite a more general anti-regulation climate being put into place by the Trump administration. […]
The Federal government will continue to follow Biden-era cybersecurity strategies – including maintaining the current approach to safeguarding critical infrastructure and data – until and unless the Trump administration decides to point priorities in a different direction, a senior cybersecurity official at the State Department said on March 6. […]
Google LLC said today it agreed to buy Wiz – a New York-based cloud security platform provider – for $32 billion in cash in a bid to expand the offerings of its Google Cloud business. […]
The House Homeland Security Committee is urging the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – a component of the Department of Homeland Security – to develop an “adaptive” cybersecurity posture to combat evolving threats. […]
The Trump administration is determined to mount offensive cyber operations to combat escalating threats from China, a leading House Republican said on March 5. […]
The House voted on March 3 to approve a bill requiring the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to take steps to prevent cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by Federal contractors. […]
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a new report on Feb. 14 that highlights potential use cases of digital twin technologies and recommends adopting a zero trust cybersecurity model when engaging in digital twin development. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended this week that the U.S. Coast Guard update its oversight standards and cybersecurity protections for vessels and facilities within maritime transportation system (MTS) which include waterways, ports, and land connections. […]
President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Cairncross, who is chief counsel at the Republican National Committee (RNC), to become the next National Cyber Director (NCD), the White House announced on Wednesday. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Cybersecurity Service Provider team has introduced Endguard, a 24/7 endpoint detection and monitoring service designed to bolster cyber defense efforts for its strategic partners. […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., today outlined her priorities for the 119th Congress to take on major technology areas including increased investment and regulation in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum science. […]
Implementing zero trust security architectures promises a wealth of benefits, but government agencies can only realize them if they’ve taken the necessary foundational steps, a Pentagon cybersecurity expert said on Thursday. […]
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, raised concerns during a committee hearing today that President Trump’s hiring freeze could worsen the growing cybersecurity workforce gap in the Federal government and get in the way of ongoing efforts to address the critical shortage. […]
Long-time Federal government IT and cybersecurity leader Karen Evans has returned to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a senior advisor in the agency’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) component, DHS confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The U.S. government has teamed up with international partners to help take down the infrastructure of two of the largest cybercrime marketplaces in the world known as Cracked and Nulled. […]
Think-tank panelists at a Jan. 29 Congressional Internet Caucus Academy event talked about possible avenues for artificial intelligence development and Federal cybersecurity improvements during the 119th Congress. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to release updates to the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) work role codes – including revised educational requirements – with the release date still to be determined, as part of ongoing efforts to refine and standardize cybersecurity roles across the department. […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., a leading voice on cybersecurity issues in Congress, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. […]
Legislation that would provide Federal scholarship support in exchange for two years of service in cybersecurity roles with governments at all levels sits at the top of the legislative agenda for House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., who talked about the measure’s importance during a committee hearing today. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has failed to effectively implement the process for authorizing third-party organizations to conduct Level 2 assessments under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0, according to a Jan.14 audit report by the DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG). […]
President Biden’s latest cybersecurity-themed executive order issued today aims to engineer security improvements in at least a dozen major areas, with Federal agency systems, cloud services, and software emerging as prominent topics on an exhaustive list of security policy items. […]
As the clock begins to tick down to the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025 in September, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is continuing its work to onboard the entire Non-sensitive Public Trust (NSPT) population into DCSA’s Continuous Vetting (CV) services. […]
The White House on Tuesday launched the long-awaited U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless internet of things (IoT) devices marketed to consumers. […]
The U.S. Space Force has launched its first-ever cyber range squadron, officially adding “cyber defenders” to its roster as it prepares to battle digital threats in the space domain. […]
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Jan. 3 that it has imposed sanctions on a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Inc. (Integrity Tech) for its role in a spate of malicious cyber activities. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an update today regarding last week’s cybersecurity incident at the Treasury Department, stating that no other Federal agencies appear to have been impacted. […]
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) discovered that the agency did not properly protect personally identifiable information (PII) stored on a shared network drive, in an incident the OIG is calling a “potential breach.” […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kicked off a notice of proposed rulemaking on Dec. 27 that it said aims to change the existing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule with the goal of improving cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). […]
A bicameral pair of lawmakers is demanding answers from the Treasury Department following a China state-sponsored breach of some of the department’s sensitive systems. […]