Federal Cybersecurity News and Analysis
News and analysis covering cybersecurity across the U.S. federal government. The increasing digitization of vital information and government services has left key agencies correspondingly vulnerable to data breach by rogue actors and U.S. adversaries. This imperative to safeguard federal IT against malicious intrusion has motivated decision-makers across federal agencies to continue applying breaking cybersecurity methods to core systems.
The agency turns to industry amid a health records transformation and 'plug-and-play' capabilities.
DISA cyber leaders will prioritize improving the user experience with cybersecurity to allow for seamless, secure network and data access.
Automation has played a key role in helping improve cybersecurity processes, but workforce constraints still hamper efforts.
Kessel Run leader says cutting-edge cyber solutions are all about self-healing.
DOD leaders say you can't have JADC2 without zero trust and a "data-centric" approach to cyber.
The agency turned a month-long cybersecurity initiative into a continuous effort as a reminder to the workforce on how to stay aware and protect the network.
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Former VA product lead takes on a new OMB role following the departure of Maria Roat.
DHS embraces automation on zero trust journey as they continually make efforts to provide their mission space with the capabilities that they need.
CISO Gregory Edwards provides key considerations for contractors and other federal partners in helping the agency manage the new security requirements.
Of the $14.1 billion proposed IRS budget, $798 million will improve the taxpayer experience and $310 million will fund Business Systems Modernization.
The agency is looking to implement large-scale information security reforms designed to meet White House goals and counter an evolving threat landscape.
The Blue Cyber Initiative aims to answer small business contractors' questions about cybersecurity.
The budget proposal outlines an increase of over $2.6 billion from last year's enacted level.
Division Assistant Director Bryan Vorndran sees a growing cyber workforce and improved avenues of collaboration as key.
Two quantum computing programs are poised to help government tackle innovations and applications in quantum computing.
CISA encourages all organizations to report immediately and maintain consistent communication until cyber incidents are resolved.
There are special tools to help organizations protect their infrastructures from malicious Russian cyber activity.
Defense officials described how zero trust, ICAM solutions, DevSecOps and common data standards will optimize JADC2 implementation.
The zero trust prototype will attempt to harmonize existing security solutions for a cloud-first environment.