Cyber
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Homeland SecurityDHS Assessing How to Better Ensure Contractors Comply with Cyber Standards
The Department of Homeland Security has incorporated cyber hygiene standards into its contracts since 2015 but given the evolution and expansion of cybersecurity threats it wants to improve its oversight […]
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CyberMost Cyber Recommendations On Track Or Implemented But Barriers Remain, Commission Reports
More than a year after a seminal cybersecurity commission presented numerous recommendations for the U.S. to up its cyber game across a range of areas, most of the action items […]
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CyberDHS Assessing How To Better Ensure Contractors Comply With Cyber Standards
The Department of Homeland Security has incorporated cyber hygiene standards into its contracts since 2015 but given the evolution and expansion of cybersecurity threats it wants to improve its oversight […]
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CyberSenate Approves Infrastructure Bill With Cyber Funding
The Senate on Tuesday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes more than $1.5 billion in funding for cybersecurity programs. The bill, which must still be passed by […]
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Business/Financial
IronNet, FireEye Partner On Managed Cybersecurity Services
The cybersecurity companies IronNet and FireEye’s [FEYE] Mandiant division have partnered to offer best-in-breed managed cyber defense solutions for private and public sectors worldwide, including to protect commercial supply chains. […]
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CyberCISA Launches Joint Cyber Defense Office; Initial Focus On Ransomware, Cloud Incidents
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday stood up a new joint cyber defense planning office aimed at unifying the insights from government and private sector partners with […]
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Homeland SecurityBipartisan Senate Report Finds Federal Agencies Slow To Fix Cybersecurity Risks
Of eight federal agencies examined two years ago for their cybersecurity posture, seven still have made little progress and many of the issues have existed for the past decade, says […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Panel Approves ICE Nominee, DHS Bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved the Biden administration’s nominee, Ed Gonzalez, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and five bipartisan cybersecurity bills. The […]
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CyberCoast Guard Releases New Cyber Strategic Outlook
The Coast Guard on Tuesday released an updated cybersecurity strategy that outlines three lines of effort amid increasing cyber threats to the nation’s maritime transportation system. The previous cybersecurity strategy, […]
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Congress
Infrastructure Bill Includes Funding For New Cyber Director, State And Local Needs
A roughly $550 billion spending bill being considered by the Senate for investment in the nation’s infrastructure includes at least $1 billion for cybersecurity, mostly for state and local grants […]