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.
Navy Leaders Urge Innovation, Training Amid Cyber Threats
U.S. Navy leaders are emphasizing the urgent need to shift cybersecurity approaches, embrace innovation, train the workforce, and drive cultural change as critical strategies to stay ahead of rapidly evolving technologies and emerging digital threats. […]
Tagged AI, Cybersecurity
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DISA Seeks Vendors for MSC Cybersecurity Work
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking insight from industry for cybersecurity operations, risk management, and compliance support for a potential Military Sealift Command (MSC) Cybersecurity Support Services (CSS) contract. […]
CISA, Sandia Warn ‘Software Understanding’ Gap Threatens National Security
The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) and Sandia National Laboratories are warning that public and private sector collaborators must work to close the “software understanding” gap to better secure the nation’s systems and infrastructure. […]
IG Warns of Persistent Cybersecurity Weaknesses Across DOE
A new report from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reveals that while DOE has taken steps to address some previously identified cybersecurity weaknesses, a substantial number of vulnerabilities remain. […]
Tagged Cybersecurity, DOE, OIG
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DOD Taps Booz Allen for $52M of Cybersecurity Work
The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $52 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton to support a broad range of cybersecurity initiatives, according to contract details that were just publicly released. […]
Tagged Booz Allen Hamilton, Cyber, DoD CIO
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CISA OT Cyber Guidance Keys on Inventories, Taxonomies
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) new guidance, released on Aug. 13 for critical infrastructure owners and operators to improve the security of their operational technology (OT), focuses on creating and maintaining comprehensive OT asset inventories and taxonomies. […]
Tagged CISA, guidance, OT
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ICE, Allies Dismantle BlackSuit Ransomware Network in Global Takedown
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it has taken down servers operated by a Russian ransomware group that compromised over 450 victims within the United States in just over two years. […]
Tagged BlackSuit, Cybersecurity, ICE, ransomware
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CISA Orders Agencies to Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Flaw by Monday
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today ordered Federal government agencies to take mitigation steps to deal with a Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability that the agency warned about on Wednesday night, and to finish that work by 9 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 11. […]
Tagged CISA, Microsoft, vulnerability
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CMMC Could Begin Showing Up in DoD Contracts Oct. 1
The clock is ticking for contractors to comply with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) long-anticipated cybersecurity compliance policy. By Oct. 1, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) clause could start appearing in all applicable DoD contracts. […]
Tagged 48 CFR, CMMC, Cybersecurity, DoD
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New Commission to Review Creation of Military Cyber Force
A new private-sector commission aims to accelerate U.S. military readiness in cyberspace by examining the development of an independent cyber force for the military. […]
Tagged Commission, CSIS, cyber force, Cyberwarfare, military
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