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Feds exposed: What the government is doing to protect you after a breach
On the surface, federal employees face the same dangers as average citizens in the wake of a data breach: credit card theft, fraudulent tax returns, stolen identity, fraudulent medical records and others. But, according to experts, federal employees’ access to sensitive material poses another layer of danger in the wake of a data breach.
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Amendment puts IGs in charge of cyber audits, not NIST
A House bill that would have put the National Institute of Standards and Technology in charge of auditing agency cybersecurity practices was amended to place that responsibility in the hands of agency inspectors general, a move which a policy expert said will give the bill a better chance of passage.
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House bill seeks to empower HHS’s CISO like no other agency’s
Reps. Billy Long, R-Mo., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., recently introduced the HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, which would enable a designated chief information Security Officer to report directly to the HHS Secretary rather than the Chief information officer.
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Consumer safety commission falls short on IT safety
A recent inspector general report found that while the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had made progress in implementing requirements under FISMA, a lack of dedicated resources within the commission still remain.
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Feds won’t go all in on cloud. And that’s a security problem.
Moving applications to the cloud requires agencies to refocus their security away from the network and onto users and data.
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Quantum, darknet could solve energy sector’s cybersecurity problems
Protecting the U.S. energy grid from cyberattack requires the migration to cutting-edge technological tools such as dark fiber and quantum computing.
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Trump to appoint acting DoD CIO to DHS post
President Donald Trump announced his intention today to appoint the acting DoD CIO to fill the vacant CIO position at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Democrats: Cutting cyber grants will worsen workforce shortage
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee took aim during a Tuesday hearing at cuts to federal grant and scholarship programs under the Administration’s and House of Representative’s proposed budgets, which they say would negatively impact the already insufficient cyber workforce in the U.S.
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DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers
Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure.
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Two-year DHS DOMino contract protest saga concludes
GAO has denied Northrup Grumman’s third protest of the DOMino contract award, allowing Raytheon and DHS to begin work under the contract.
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Feds exposed: What the government is doing to protect you after a breach
On the surface, federal employees face the same dangers as average citizens in the wake of a data breach: credit card theft, fraudulent tax returns, stolen identity, fraudulent medical records and others. But, according to experts, federal employees’ access to sensitive material poses another layer of danger in the wake of a data breach.
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Amendment puts IGs in charge of cyber audits, not NIST
A House bill that would have put the National Institute of Standards and Technology in charge of auditing agency cybersecurity practices was amended to place that responsibility in the hands of agency inspectors general, a move which a policy expert said will give the bill a better chance of passage.
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House bill seeks to empower HHS’s CISO like no other agency’s
Reps. Billy Long, R-Mo., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., recently introduced the HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, which would enable a designated chief information Security Officer to report directly to the HHS Secretary rather than the Chief information officer.
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Consumer safety commission falls short on IT safety
A recent inspector general report found that while the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had made progress in implementing requirements under FISMA, a lack of dedicated resources within the commission still remain.
-
Feds won’t go all in on cloud. And that’s a security problem.
Moving applications to the cloud requires agencies to refocus their security away from the network and onto users and data.
-
Quantum, darknet could solve energy sector’s cybersecurity problems
Protecting the U.S. energy grid from cyberattack requires the migration to cutting-edge technological tools such as dark fiber and quantum computing.
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Trump to appoint acting DoD CIO to DHS post
President Donald Trump announced his intention today to appoint the acting DoD CIO to fill the vacant CIO position at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Democrats: Cutting cyber grants will worsen workforce shortage
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee took aim during a Tuesday hearing at cuts to federal grant and scholarship programs under the Administration’s and House of Representative’s proposed budgets, which they say would negatively impact the already insufficient cyber workforce in the U.S.
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DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers
Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure.
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Two-year DHS DOMino contract protest saga concludes
GAO has denied Northrup Grumman’s third protest of the DOMino contract award, allowing Raytheon and DHS to begin work under the contract.
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Feds exposed: What the government is doing to protect you after a breach
On the surface, federal employees face the same dangers as average citizens in the wake of a data breach: credit card theft, fraudulent tax returns, stolen identity, fraudulent medical records and others. But, according to experts, federal employees’ access to sensitive material poses another layer of danger in the wake of a data breach.
-
Amendment puts IGs in charge of cyber audits, not NIST
A House bill that would have put the National Institute of Standards and Technology in charge of auditing agency cybersecurity practices was amended to place that responsibility in the hands of agency inspectors general, a move which a policy expert said will give the bill a better chance of passage.
-
House bill seeks to empower HHS’s CISO like no other agency’s
Reps. Billy Long, R-Mo., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., recently introduced the HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, which would enable a designated chief information Security Officer to report directly to the HHS Secretary rather than the Chief information officer.
-
Consumer safety commission falls short on IT safety
A recent inspector general report found that while the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had made progress in implementing requirements under FISMA, a lack of dedicated resources within the commission still remain.
-
Feds won’t go all in on cloud. And that’s a security problem.
Moving applications to the cloud requires agencies to refocus their security away from the network and onto users and data.
-
Quantum, darknet could solve energy sector’s cybersecurity problems
Protecting the U.S. energy grid from cyberattack requires the migration to cutting-edge technological tools such as dark fiber and quantum computing.
-
Trump to appoint acting DoD CIO to DHS post
President Donald Trump announced his intention today to appoint the acting DoD CIO to fill the vacant CIO position at the Department of Homeland Security.
-
Democrats: Cutting cyber grants will worsen workforce shortage
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee took aim during a Tuesday hearing at cuts to federal grant and scholarship programs under the Administration’s and House of Representative’s proposed budgets, which they say would negatively impact the already insufficient cyber workforce in the U.S.
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DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers
Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure.
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Two-year DHS DOMino contract protest saga concludes
GAO has denied Northrup Grumman’s third protest of the DOMino contract award, allowing Raytheon and DHS to begin work under the contract.
