Espionage attempts like the SolarWinds hack are inevitable, so it’s safer to focus on defense – not retaliation
The best strategy would be not to prevent systems from being breached, but to limit the damage and speed the recovery when they are broken into.
CISA looks to future-proof first responder communications
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Emergency wants insight on evolving technologies that can provide secure priority voice, data and information services across all types of existing networks, under all conditions.
IoT security picks up momentum
With attacks on connected infrastructure are becoming more frequent and sophisticated, securing the internet of things has become even more critical.
CDM needs zero trust
By reducing complexity with a unified platform and leveraging a zero-trust approach, IT teams can reduce risk and act quickly to efficiently manage and secure the environment anywhere endpoints exist.
CISA launches ransomware awareness campaign
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced an awareness campaign to reduce the threat of ransomware to public- and private-sector organizations.
How behavior analytics can thwart insider threats
A combination of user behavior analysis and identity attributes and privileges can surface anomalous activity, set off alerts and prompt response and mitigation.
Zero trust 2.0: The answer to government’s cyber woes
Balancing convenience and security, zero trust 2.0 leverages machine learning and passive intelligence factors to enhance cybersecurity measures through personal habits, which are virtually impossible to replicate.
Elevate your security posture and readiness for 2021
Until the full ramifications of the SolarWinds breach is known, agencies must reconsider their security posture and organizational readiness.
One-to-one unemployment insurance fraud investigations are over. Here’s what’s next.
Those charged with unemployment oversight need the ability to monitor large volumes of unemployment insurance claims, registration and other types of data to identify patterns and signals pointing to potential fraud.
FireEye hedges on naming Russians as SolarWinds attackers
The company has not seen enough evidence to positively trace the hackers behind the ongoing SolarWinds Orion hack to Russian entities, a FireEye executive said.
GSA drops most drones from multiple award schedules
To crack down on security risks from unmanned aerial systems, the General Services Administration said its multiple awards schedules will only offer small drones approved by the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS Program.
NASCIO pushes feds for more cybersecurity help
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers is advocating for harmonized federal cybersecurity regulations, a dedicated cybersecurity grant program for state and local governments and widespread adoption of the .gov domain.
Expect more SolarWinds victims, national security official says
The number of federal agencies hit by the SolarWinds Orion breach will likely surpass last week’s White House’s tally of 10 affected agencies, according to William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
IT cleanup at U.S. Capitol presents massive challenge
Besides the exposure of congressional information, the breach of the Capitol presented an opportunity for adversaries to install malware on IT equipment, bug offices and exfiltrate data.
The evolving threat of ransomware: Beware of cyber extortion in 2021
With more advanced detection, investigation and mitigation technologies and processes, agencies can present a much stronger defense against cyber criminals intent on using ransomware as a route to extortion.
Understanding AI: The good, bad and ugly
As attackers become more refined and nuanced in their approach -- from building adversarial machine learning models to model poisoning -- they could completely disrupt an agency’s artificial-intelligence-related efforts.
Hackers breaking into networks without SolarWinds, CISA says
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says hackers are breaching federal networks by exploiting methods besides the SolarWinds Orion vulnerabilities.
SolarWinds hackers accessed DOJ email
Suspected Russian intelligence agents are believed to have accessed "around" 3% of email inboxes, but not any classified systems, according to a Justice Department spokesman.
Russia behind SolarWinds hack, intel agencies claim
According to a Jan. 5 statement from the Cyber Unified Coordination Group, “an Advanced Persistent Threat actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks."
Remote work and disposable tech may put government data at risk
While convenient during this pandemic, allowing employees to use personal laptops and phones for work increases the risk of unauthorized access to government systems and data.
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