The Department of Homeland Security is working on a rule that would allow contractors to evaluate their compliance with cybersecurity requirements through self-assessments instead of implementing a program that relies on third-party
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The Small Business Administration has selected three state representatives to help U.S. small businesses develop their cybersecurity infrastructure. Delegates from Arkansas, Maryland and South Dakota will receive a total of $3 million
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The Department of Homeland Security’s office of inspector general has recommended that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency enable accurate reporting by establishing a process to verify the number of cyberthreat indicators
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The governments of the U.S. and Mexico have issued a joint statement declaring their commitment to strengthening cooperation in addressing cyberthreats. The U.S.-Mexico Working Group on Cyber Issues held its first meeting
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Aaron Weis, chief information of the Department of the Navy and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said conducting regular automated red-teaming is far more effective than adopting a “checklist” approach when it
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a toolkit providing state and local officials with access to free services and tools designed to help them improve the cybersecurity and resilience of
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent an inquiry Wednesday to the heads of five federal agencies on what measures they have implemented to identify and mitigate the critical vulnerability in Java-based
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Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., has proposed a bill to enable small business development centers to help improve the cybersecurity posture of small companies. The Small Businesses Cybersecurity Act would create a federal
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed a new tool designed to protect distributed energy resources, including solar panels and battery backups, from security and privacy risks. The DER Risk Manager is
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The National Science Foundation is investing $25.4 million in a research program aimed at advancing cybersecurity and privacy in areas including supply chain and cloud computing. Research projects under the Secure and
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