A cybersecurity credit score
The score provides device-level vulnerability insight for patch prioritization and can facilitate communication with less tech-savvy execs.
NIST starts down road toward IoT encryption
Before it can solicit encryption algorithms for internet-of-things devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology wants comments on the best way to design criteria to evaluate those new encryption standards.
National Guard team builds open-source cyber toolkit
The Missouri National Guard Cyber Team's RockNSM platform gives cyber incident response teams insights into attempted breaches and overall network health.
Local police turn to feds for crime-solving tech
For encryption-cracking solutions and DNA analysis, state and local law enforcement offices are looking for help from federal agencies with deeper pockets and research capabilities.
Committee urges broader election security protections
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is calling for states to protect voter registration databases, assess voting machines for risk and deploy better detection technology across their election infrastructure.
NIST updates Risk Management Framework
The draft version of the Risk Management Framework highlights the interdependence of IT security and privacy protection.
Cryptojacking spreads across the web
Users are being tricked into downloading scripts that use their computers to perform the complex mathematical calculations required by distributed-ledger applications.
Security fundamentals: File integrity monitoring
Agencies that can shift their risk management perspective from a piecemeal approach to a holistic one focusing on integrity management will start seeing benefits that span security, compliance and IT operations.
Iowa offers public-sector network clients a la carte security services
To underscore the need for upstream cybersecurity, the Iowa Communications Network is offering its offering clients a free, extensive threat assessment.
Connecticut tasks law enforcement with cyber duties
The Connecticut Cybersecurity Action Plan calls for a dedicated entity to investigate cybercrimes and threats to individuals, businesses and critical infrastructure.
The critical need for automation in agency cyber defense
With a system of integrated, orchestrated security solutions, agencies can shorten the time to detection so that forensic analysis can begin immediately and defenses hardened.
Forging a blockchain agencies can use
Agency blockchain projects must address risk, change management and training as part of their strategy, a GAO exec says.
Do you know where your data's been?
Data lineage gives IT managers visibility so they can trace errors, debug applications or recreate lost output.
All 50 states now have data breach notification laws
Alabama's new law takes effect June 1 and outlines what organizations and data hosting firms must do to comply.
Virginia scanning program slashes vulnerabilities in web apps
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency cut the number of high-risk vulnerabilities affecting its web applications by 30 percent in one year by deploying a vulnerability scanning service.
Local governments' cybersecurity crisis in 8 charts
At least some, and perhaps even a large fraction of, local governments may be unable to respond to electronic intrusions, a recent survey finds.
Want better security? Start by shutting up
The less time cybersecurity team members spend time talking about a responding to an attack, the better the outcome is likely to be, Army researchers found.
NIST refines Cybersecurity Framework
The latest version of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework addresses supply chain cybersecurity and offers a more comprehensive treatment of identity management.
Making encryption easier with blockchain
Moving public key infrastructure to a distributed ledger could offer a more secure, less expensive way to provide online authentication.
Encrypting satellite communications
As defense agencies increasingly deploy constellations of low-earth orbit satellites, they want input into how to bake in security.
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