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.
New Senate Bill Wants Healthcare Cyber Liaison at CISA
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill last week that would direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to hire a special liaison to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate during cybersecurity incidents. […]
Tagged CISA, Cybersecurity, Healthcare, HHS, Jacky Rosen
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DHS OIG: Coast Guard Must Do More to Protect MTS From Cyberattacks
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) says that the United States Coast Guard needs to do more to improve the cybersecurity of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) in order to better protect the U.S. supply chain. […]
Tagged Coast Guard, Cybersecurity, DHS
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New Senate Bill to Curb Feds Purchasing IT From ‘Grey-Market’
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have introduced new legislation that would prohibit Federal agencies from buying technology products from “grey-market” sellers rather than authorized dealers. […]
White House Unveils FY26 Budget Cyber Priorities in Line with NCS
The White House on Wednesday released a memo for the heads of all Federal agencies laying out its “cross-agency cybersecurity investment priorities” for fiscal year (FY) 2026. […]
Tagged Cybersecurity, FY 2026 Budget, OMB, ONCD
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DHS Announces $18.2M in Tribal Cybersecurity Grants
The Department of Homeland (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced $18.2 million in cybersecurity grants this week through the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP), which assists Tribal nations in tackling cyber risks and threats. […]
Fed Tech Leaders Preach Continuous Modernization
Top Federal agency technology officials this week preached the virtues of continuous technology modernization as an ongoing process – rather than approaching modernization as a completed effort after specific goals have been achieved. […]
DCSA Director Pledges Fixes to Systems Posing National Security Risks
The Federal government’s primary personnel investigative agency’s deficient cybersecurity oversight and outdated IT systems pose a risk to national security, and the agency’s director this week pledged action to fix those ongoing technology problems – although he said some of the root causes may not be fully addressed for several years. […]
Tagged Cybersecurity, DCSA
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Blackberry Sees 40 Percent Jump in Unique Malware Uses
A new report from security provider Blackberry Ltd. shows a sharp increase in the deployment of unique malware used to attack critical infrastructure and commercial enterprises. […]
Tagged BlackBerry, Cybersecurity
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ONCD Claims Cyber Workforce Progress, Talks Next Steps
Nearly one year after the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) issued its National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), the office released a report today outlining the progress to date and the next steps in building the nation’s cyber workforce. […]
Tagged cyber workforce, NCWES, ONCD
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House Bill Would Evaluate Critical Infrastructure’s Resilience Amid Cyberattacks
Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, and Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., introduced new bipartisan legislation last week that would require an assessment of the manual operations of critical infrastructure in the event of a cyberattack. […]