Cybersecurity

The U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force held a bilateral exercise to test cyber warfare capabilities and tactical maneuvers, National Defense reported Tuesday.

Bryan Ware, assistant secretary for cyber, infrastructure and resilience policy at the Department of Homeland Security, has been appointed to hold a significant cybersecurity-focused role within the department, Fedscoop reported Sunday. He would succeed Jeanette...

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council is calling on the Trump administration to address potential risks of cyber attacks to the nation’s communication, financial and energy infrastructures.

Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, said the lack of international standards for appropriate cyber behavior makes it hard for the U.S. and its allies to watch over adversaries, Fifth...

The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to automate its use of the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program to better detect cyber threats within its...

Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and 2019 Wash100 Award winner, detailed ways of mitigating risks of ransomware attacks to members of the Senate’s cybersecurity caucus,...

The Department of Justice seeks to pilot identity and access management capabilities in a move to fortify its cybersecurity posture and implement a zero-trust approach in network security, Fedscoop reported...

The Defense Digital Service has worked with the U.S. Army on a pilot program to help the service branch streamline its cyber training's Joint Cyber Analytics Course and tactical training phase,...

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, an agency within the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, seeks public feedback on a recently drafted implementation project description. NCCoE said its project, known as Validating...

The U.S. government still needs to come up with clearer policies outlining the agencies’ cybersecurity responsibilities and roles and an FBI official said “conversations” are still ongoing among agencies when...