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 ...

Shifting gears away from prior plans for a managed services model to run its security operations centers (SOCs), the Department of Homeland Security is now seeking industry input on a new approach to provide contractor support services through a multiple-award contract vehicle for cyber security ...

Raytheon Nabs $110 Million Award for International Cyber Operations Center Raytheon [RTN] has received a contract worth nearly $110 million to provide a cyber security operations center for a country in the Middle East North Africa Region. Raytheon said its support and services under the contract ...

U.S. federal, state and local government aircraft performing sensitive operations are now permitted to fly with their installed automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) position reporting electronics turned off, according to a new rule published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...