The hacking techniques used by Russia against the U.S. ahead of the 2016 elections are still being used by that country to target election systems overseas, signaling these could be the same approaches used against others, including the U.S., in coming elections, the director of the Department of ...

Federal civilian government agencies need new models for securing their networks instead of having the responsibility for their own security as they do now and the Department of Homeland Security is already working with federal and congressional policy makers to begin to consider new security ...

Ransomware attacks against companies and government agencies have become very evident but more are not even disclosed, the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber security agency says in a new blog post. Many ransomware “infections are going unreported, ransoms are being paid, and the vicious ...

The co-chairs of a new commission that will make recommendations next spring to help the U.S. cope with strategic challenges from a wide range of cyber threats on Monday outlined its objectives and questions it hopes to answer and asked the public to chime in. “To find effective and actionable ...

After deciding to stick with its FirstSource contracting vehicle to continue procuring information technology commodities, solutions and services from small companies, the Department of Homeland Security expects to release the solicitation for FirstSource III in early 2020, says the department’s ...

TSA to Host Industry Day for AIT Systems The Transportation Security Administration will host an industry day on Sept. 13 to outline its expectations, requirements and milestones for the Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) qualification process. The event will be held at the agency’s headquarters ...