William Lietzau, director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), said the Department of Defense (DOD) is witnessing the effectiveness of expanded insider threat programs, DVIDS Hub reported Thursday. Lietzau said
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The Bellwether Group, a small business established by U.S. Navy war veteran , has launched a cybersecurity platform built to help customers visualize data on critical infrastructure assets. The Maryland-based company said
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made a commitment to protect whistleblowers who report cybersecurity issues of federal contractors. Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general, said DOJ will use all available resources to
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The Federal CIO Council is seeking public comments on draft guidance that outlines best practices to mitigate threats to government-furnished equipment (GFE) used by federal employees during international travel. The draft document
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On Wednesday, the DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in a 412-2 vote. The new legislation was developed in response to the
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The Department of Commerce is seeking public comments on an interim final rule that seeks to establish controls on the export, transfer or re-export of certain products that can be used in
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The General Services Administration (GSA) wants to identify market sources of endpoint detection and response (EDR) technologies, which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) may use to support President Biden’s executive
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI have jointly published an advisory that features technical details and an analysis of the BlackMatter ransomware. BlackMatter,
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The White House National Security Council facilitated a two-day virtual event for the International Counter-Ransomware Initiative that kicked off Oct. 13 and Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging
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Robert Wood, chief information security officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said that the CMS has started to lay the groundwork for how the agency incorporates a security-oriented
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