To make it easier for warfighters and commanders to trust the data they receive, the Army is testing a customized “blockchain-light” technology that helps verify the provenance of data without the compute requirements of traditional blockchain applications.
A new directive requires operators of “critical” pipelines to review their current cybersecurity architecture, implement mitigation measures against known threats to IT and operational technology systems and establish plans to recover from a cyberattack.
StateRAMP stands to significantly elevate and improve cybersecurity by standardizing and transforming cloud solution procurement and reducing costs and complexity for governments and their vendor partners.
Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that will protect businesses from punitive damages resulting from a breach of personal data if they have adopted and adhere to industry-standard cybersecurity measures.
Federal agencies are stepping up their efforts to help public- and private-sector organizations protect themselves from attack.
Regardless of how strong an agency’s security systems are, nefarious agents can create fake profiles, manufacture content and visuals and engage with real users who can fall prey to false narratives.
ID.me, an identity verification platform provider, has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program moderate authorization to operate for its Identity Gateway, a shared service for citizen- and employee-facing authentication.
By strengthening their defenses – and those of their contractors – agencies can make themselves a less attractive target for ransomware, one cyber expert says.
To help agencies comply with the Biden administration’s executive order on cybersecurity, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has posted guidance on secure use of EO-critical software and minimum standards for software verification.
The nation’s wealth combined with its aging infrastructure make it a primary target for increasingly sophisticated threats spanning the public and private sectors.
The nation’s first city-based cybersecurity operations center will be staffed with 282 public- and private-sector partners who will be sharing intelligence on potential cyber threats.
Because the additive manufacturing systems were incorrectly categorized as tools, rather than IT systems, they have not been adequately protected, according to DOD’s inspector general.
Ransomware attacks are growing exponentially in size and ransom demand, so understanding who these groups are and what they want is critical to taking them down.
Researchers used behavioral game theory to study how human subjects analyzed strategic decisions around investing in cybersecurity or refusing to pay ransoms.