The Government Accountability Office advises the Department of Homeland Security to take steps that boost oversight of contractors’ privacy controls and incident mitigation. DHS has made policies to protect contractors’ personally identifiable
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a bug bounty program that seeks to discover cybersecurity vulnerabilities in DHS systems. DHS said Tuesday that its Hack DHS program invites cybersecurity researchers
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate has partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop a laboratory for cyber research. The CISA Cybersecurity Laboratory
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has tasked Northeastern University to lead a new security-focused Center of Excellence over a 10-year period. The university will work with other academic
MoreThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has started identifying parts of U.S. critical infrastructure considered primary systemically important amid cybersecurity threats, CyberScoop reported Friday. CISA Director Jen Easterly shared during a
MoreKim Wyman, Washington’s secretary of state, has been appointed to serve as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s senior election security lead. She will work with election officials across the U.S. to
MoreA new Automatic Prohibited Item Detection (APID) machine learning-based algorithm for identifying non-explosive weapons and other items prohibited aboard commercial aircraft will now move into the certification and qualification process, following successful testing
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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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Lt. Col. Jody Ogle, director of communications and cyber activities for the Air National Guard, has been appointed to advise the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on cyber matters. Ogle was
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate has released two documents to guide the development of secure GPS receivers and prevent the spoofing of PNT systems. DHS said
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