Cyber Security Exchange
A vertical community of Federal cyber security leaders, project managers, industry, and government IT community stakeholders focused on public-private collaboration and best-practice exchange.
NSC Cyber Official Hunting for Unified Identity Technology
Amit Mital, senior director for cybersecurity and policy on the White House’s National Security Council (NSC), is on the hunt for a unified and trusted secure digital identity technology that he said has the potential to dramatically reduce identity-based fraud and the success of attempted ransomware attacks.
House Clears ICS Cyber Training Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would strengthen U.S. cybersecurity protections for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) amid increased Russian cyber threats to ICS targets.
CISA Issues Revised Cloud Security TRA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued an updated version of its Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture (TRA) that serves as guidance for Federal civilian agencies for secure migration to cloud services.
Tagged CISA, Cloud, TRA
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Federal Cyber Rotational Program Becomes Law
President Biden on June 21 signed a bill that establishes a cybersecurity rotational workforce program within the Federal government.
DoJ Disrupts Russian Botnet During International Cyber Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice – in collaboration with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom – has dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS and responsible for hacking millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world.
Tagged botnet, Cyber, RSOCKS
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CISA Aims for Summer Release of Zero Trust Maturity Model 2.0
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aiming to issue the second version of its Zero Trust Maturity Model this summer, according to Eric Goldstein, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity.
Tagged CISA, Eric Goldstein, Zero Trust
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How ‘Cybersecurity First’ Strategies Can Help Make DISA’s ‘Wish List’ Come True
A recent keynote address from Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), stands out as a perfect example of this digital transformation-inspired dynamic. Skinner spoke at AFCEA International’s TechNet Cyber event and presented a “wish list” of advancements that would help DISA significantly improve operations and solve its problems. “Every great innovation started when somebody said, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if…’” Skinner told his audience of private sector IT firms.
Tagged Cybersecurity, DISA
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USPS Appoints Billingsley as New Director for Cyber Engineering
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has appointed Michael Billingsley as the new director for Cybersecurity Engineering for the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
NCD Adds Three More to Staff
The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) has made a few new recent hires to staff up the office and support the office’s mission.
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NIST’s ZTA Project Signs Up PC Matic as 18th Participant
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has selected an 18th cybersecurity firm – PC Matic – to participate in its Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) project.
Tagged NCCoE, NIST, ZTA
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