DOE 'totally focused' on cyber, Granholm says
The Energy secretary said DOE is committed to getting industry partners the tools, the intelligence and cyber response they need to address today's threats.
Commerce's plan to get ahead of supply chain issues
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stressed the need for government agencies to move to intelligence-based cybersecurity and focus more on technology supply chains.
DHS pushes to hire 200 cyber pros
Department of Homeland Security launched its 60-day workforce sprint with an aggressive campaign to hire 200 cyber personnel by July 1.
Louisiana adds vaccine status to digital driver’s license app
Residents of Louisiana can now have an electronic version of their COVID-19 vaccination records added to their LA Wallet, the state’s digital drivers’ license mobile application.
DOD expands vulnerability disclosure policy to public networks, IoT devices
The Defense Department is expanding its vulnerability disclosure program to cover all of its publicly available systems, including networks, frequency-based communication, industrial control systems and internet-of-things devices.
State laws hint at privacy best practices
Understanding state government privacy laws can give government IT teams an advantage in handling sensitive information.
Can zero trust really protect government from cyberattacks?
Zero trust is exactly what the U.S. government needs to protect its most sensitive data and operations, but it requires enormous planning to implement effectively and will need constant tweaking.
DHS, White House turn spotlight on ransomware
The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are putting the spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue.
NIST previews post-quantum cryptography challenges
A new white paper starts the discussion on what will be required to move from public-key to quantum-resistant encryption.
Data privacy demands a unified view across siloes
A cross-enterprise privacy solution improves workflow and allows the creation and implementation of unified data privacy policies, giving agencies a clear understanding of sensitive data.
CISA tests cloud log aggregation to ID threats
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is testing how well aggregated cloud logs can feed its cybersecurity analysis efforts and improve cloud network visibility.
NSF, NIST, DOD team up on resilient next-gen networking
The Resilient and Intelligent Next-Generation Systems (RINGS) program seeks to advance the underlying technologies to guarantee worldwide availability, security and reliability of new networking systems.
‘Location spoofing’ creates deepfake satellite images
Researchers are working to identify new ways of detecting fake satellite photos, warn of the dangers of falsified geospatial data and call for a system of geographic fact-checking.
What cities must do to responsibly deploy facial recognition solutions
The National League of Cities has published recommendations for guiding conversations around how facial recognition technology is being implemented.
When artificial intelligence learns to attack us
“We risk a future of AI systems hacking other AI systems, with humans being little more than collateral damage,” cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier writes.
The FBI is breaking into corporate computers to remove malicious code – smart cyber defense or government overreach?
To contain the continuing attacks on corporate networks running Microsoft Exchange software, the FBI remotely accessed victims’ systems and deleted the hacker-installed web shell.
CISA issues warning on exploited VPN flaw
A Chinese hacking campaign is using known flaws in a virtual private network application to breach entity networks and implant the SUPERNOVA malware.
TSA exploring mobile driver’s licenses for REAL ID identity verification
With several states exploring mobile driver’s licenses, the Transportation Security Administration wants to know what changes it might need to make so agencies can accept mDLs for REAL ID Act-compliant identification.
States wary of privacy-protected census data
Seventeen states have complained that differential privacy, the statistical method the Census Bureau is using to protect individuals privacy, makes accurate redistricting impossible.
U.S. agencies compromised by VPN flaws
A number of federal agencies were compromised through vulnerabilities found in virtual private networking software made by Pulse Connect Secure, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed.
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