The U.S. Navy has formed a new internal organization to help ensure the military service incorporates cybersecurity strategies into its acquisition policies, employee practices and organizational culture, Federal News Radio reported Monday.
MoreRep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has proposed a bill meant to establish best practices with the goal of combating cyber attacks on U.S. networks. Eshoo said Thursday âsystem administrators can better protect their
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Tom Finan, a senior cybersecurity strategist and counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, said that insufficient risk data has prevented insurance companies from determining cyber insurance rates, Fedscoop reported Friday. “Unlike
MoreThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing Thursday to discuss a $30 billion federal program aimed at accelerating the adoption and interoperability of electronic health record systems in
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technologyâs National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has started to seek public comments on a draft guide for the implementation of an attribute-based access control system. ABAC systems work to
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The Defense Departmentâs inspector general has released a new summary report on cyber vulnerabilities it found in DoDâs information networks and systems. DoD’s IG said in a Sept. 25 report it identified vulnerabilities in
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The Office of Personnel Management has begun sending notifications via U.S. Postal Service mail to federal workers and contractors affected in the data breaches at OPM systems reported earlier this year. Acting OPM
MoreDeputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has indicated that the Defense Department considers deterrence among its priority cybersecurity capabilities as cyber attacks become more prominent in the U.S.’ national security agenda, DoD News reported Tuesday. Cheryl Pellerin
MoreResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a three-dimensional printing tool designed to produce 3D objects and embed components into a product, the Homeland Defense Information Analysis Center reported Sept. 14.
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has indicated his skepticism on the effectiveness of the U.S.-China cyber cooperation agreement announced last week, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that while Clapper acknowledged the
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