Fallout from SolarWinds breach keeps growing
The breach, which was missed by federal cybersecurity agencies, is much broader than first estimated, with experts now saying Russia exploited as many as 250 government and private-sector networks.
What can agencies do today to guard against hacks like SolarWinds?
By establishing strong supply chain risk management requirements and verifying all updates for critical networks and third-party software, agencies can better protect their networks against future incursions.
CISA updates on SolarWinds compromise
To help agency leaders mitigate the SolarWinds Orion software compromise, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued new guidance and posted two new resources.
Software factories must be protected like 'crown jewels,' AF official says
The massive hacking campaign that breached multiple federal government agencies via Solarwinds software has Defense Department officials taking a closer look at protecting some of its more nascent efforts – namely, software factories.
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert
Hackers stole information from computer systems in the U.S. government, economy and critical infrastructure and have likely left malware on them that can be used for follow-on attacks.
50 orgs 'genuinely impacted' by SolarWinds hack, FireEye chief says
Approximately 50 organizations downloaded malicious code via SolarWinds software and were "genuinely impacted" by the sophisticated hacking campaign, according to FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia.
Prioritizing data backup to defend against ransomware threats
IT leaders must develop a data strategy with security and recovery performance in mind.
CISA: Unplug systems using compromised net monitoring tool
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive in response to a sophisticated cyberattack mandating all federal civilian agencies stop using SolarWinds' Orion products "immediately."
DHS testing portable kit to uncover rogue wireless devices
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is testing portable technology that can detect, locate and identify all cellular, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, and Wi-Fi devices operating within a 3,000 square-foot area.
States testing automated, shared threat intelligence cut response time to minutes
A pilot program testing automated cybersecurity data feeds to state and local governments drastically reduced the time it took them to deploy defensive operations.
Cyber assessment tools stolen in FireEye hack
A "sophisticated" attack targeted and accessed the red team assessment tools the company uses to test its customers’ security,
Nothing like the mafia: Cybercriminals are much like the everyday, poorly paid business worker
Contrary to the idea of organized cybercrime looking like a cyberpunk version of The Godfather, the strategies of cybercriminals seemed to come straight from a business playbook.
Packet capture and analysis gains momentum as a cyber solution
With full packet capture and analysis tools, agencies can secure networks and support zero-trust approaches.
6 steps to IoT security
With visibility and insight into how internet-of-things devices behave on their networks, agencies can gain a clear understanding of whether IoT will be a modernization enabler or a threat vector.
Best practices for securing teleworkers
User education, awareness and a mobile security strategy that extends to zero trust architecture will secure an agency’s infrastructure and data.
Technology getting better at recognizing masked subjects
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s latest evaluation of vendors’ facial recognition algorithms, including those submitted after mid-March 2020, the software is becoming more adept at recognizing subjects wearing face masks.
Top cyber threats agencies should have on their radar
Vulnerabilities stemming from misconfiguration of cloud services, phishing and accidental sharing of agency information can be mitigated with a continuous and repeatable risk assessment process.
Budget boost would trim CISA's risk assessment backlog
The new funding is intended to help reduce a 12-month backlog in vulnerability assessments for state and local agencies.
Prosecuting within complex criminal networks is hard. Data analysis could save the courts precious time and money
Social network analysis could help prosecutors in criminal courts make sense of huge amounts of digital evidence, collected both online and from devices offline.
3 questions every agency should ask about privileged user access
Agencies must not only be diligent when it comes to granting employees access to data and systems, but they must also rein in privileged users and mitigate any risk that remains.
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