Cyber
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Intelligence Community
Biden Administration To Extend Maritime Domain Awareness Efforts To Pacific Islands
The Biden administration on Thursday released the first U.S. strategy to partner with the vast array of Pacific Islands, saying it will help them bolster awareness of their maritime domains […]
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Cyber
DHS Awards Ethical Hacking Contracts To Three Firms
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday awarded three companies a potential $43.2 million contract for vulnerability assessment services, selecting BugCrowd, SecureSoft Technologies and Synack. Under the Hack DHS: Crowdsourced […]
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Congress
Senate Bill Would Direct CISA To Develop Risk Framework For Open Source Software
The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday introduced a bill to strengthen the security of open source software, which is widely […]
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Cyber
Putin Hasn’t Pressed Cyber Attacks Against West Due To Prior U.S. Actions, Sen. King Says
The successful disruption by the U.S. military of Russian cyber activities prior to the 2018 mid-term congressional elections may be proving to be a deterrent against Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
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Cyber
DHS Launches $1 Billion State And Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
The Department of Homeland Security last week launched a four-year $1 billion cybersecurity grant program for state, local and territorial governments to address risks to their information systems. The program […]
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Homeland Security
CISA Set To Begin Receiving Public Input To Shape Incident Response Regulations
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week will host the first in a series of public listening sessions designed to provide the agency with input as it develops […]
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Cyber
Automated Cyber Defenses Needed To Keep Pace With Threat, NSA Research Chief Says
Cyber threats are occurring so rapidly that cyber defenses will eventually have to be automatic to counter them, the head of research at the National Security Agency (NSA) said on […]
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Army
Army To Stand Up New Offensive Cyber Program Office In 2023
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army is planning to stand up a new program office in 2023 to manage its offensive cyber and space capabilities, officials told reporters on Tuesday. […]
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Cyber
National Cyber Director Announces New Staff Appointees
The year-old Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) this week announced 17 new key staff appointments to further build out its bench to bolster unified cybersecurity efforts across the […]
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Cyber
DHS Employs Tools And Technologies For Cyber Defense But Fall Short Elsewhere, IG Says
The Department of Homeland Security has a defense-in-depth approach to cybersecurity across the enterprise that includes a number of tools and technologies to detect and prevent threats, share information and […]