Cyber Security Exchange
A vertical community of Federal cyber security leaders, project managers, industry, and government IT community stakeholders focused on public-private collaboration and best-practice exchange.
Senators Call Salt Typhoon Hack ‘Breathtaking,’ Want FCC Action
Industry experts shed more light on the recent Salt Typhoon hacks during a congressional hearing Tuesday as leaders of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law called on the Federal government to “galvanize action now” against the China-linked hacking group’s recent infiltration of commercial telecommunications infrastructure. […]
Bipartisan Cyber Harmonization Bill Receives House Companion
Just one day after National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would bolster efforts to harmonize cybersecurity regulations across the Federal government, a companion bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La. […]
Tagged Cybersecurity, harmonization, ONCD, TSA
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FBI, CISA Say Salt Typhoon Breach ‘Limited’ in Government
The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a statement on Wednesday saying that Salt Typhoon’s recent hacks into commercial telecommunications infrastructure in the United States have affected “a limited number of individuals who are primarily involved in government or political activity.” […]
Tagged CISA, Fbi, Salt Typhoon
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DoD Reducing Time-to-Hire for Civilian Cyber Workforce
The Pentagon’s push to strengthen its cybersecurity workforce is gaining momentum, with the time it takes to onboard a new civilian employee now dropping below 80 days, a senior official told reporters last week. […]
Neuberger Casts Cyber Wish List for Trump Administration
A top Biden administration cybersecurity official laid out her wish list today for how the incoming Trump-Vance administration should prioritize cybersecurity challenges and regulations. […]
Army to Help Small Business Meet CMMC Requirements
The U.S. Army is launching a pilot program to help small businesses meet the cybersecurity requirements of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, as the Pentagon moves to integrate these standards into defense contracts. […]
House Homeland Seeks Updated Intel on China Cyber Risk
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee are probing the intelligence community to provide updated information on the cyber threat China poses to the United States in the wake of reports that claim the PRC breached major phone and broadband companies. […]
Malware Crisis: 8 Million Downloads of Malicious Apps, Says Zscaler
The Google Play Store has more than 200 malicious applications that resulted in nearly 8 million downloads onto mobile devices, according to a new report from the cloud security company Zscaler. […]
Google Unveils Progress Report on CISA’s Secure by Design Pledge
After joining the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Secure by Design Pledge in May, Google released its strategy on Tuesday for how it’s meeting the pledge’s seven security goals. […]
Tagged CISA, Cybersecurity, Google, secure-by-design
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Top Priorities for DoD CISO: CM, Zero Trust, DIB Cybersecurity
As cyber threats evolve at lightning speed, Defense Department (DoD) Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) David McKeown unveiled his top ten cyber priorities, with cryptographic modernization (CM), zero trust, and defense industrial base (DIB) cybersecurity at the top of the list. […]