Cybersecurity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft revisions to Special Publication 800-53.The federal agency said Tuesday the proposed changes aim to enhance the secure and reliable deployment of...

Katie Arrington, a previous Wash100 awardee who currently performs the duties of DOD's chief information officer, has released a memorandum directing the establishment of the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office,...

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has begun soliciting public comments on a proposed standard designed to ensure that FedRAMP Authorized cloud service offerings use automated systems to continuously...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has highlighted the need for public-private partnerships to address the growing risks to cloud identity systems.In a blog post CISA posted Tuesday, Clayton Romans,...

DOD cyber officials serve on the front lines of safeguarding the U.S. against an increasingly complex and persistent range of cyber threats. As adversaries develop advanced cyber capabilities aimed at...

The Government Accountability Office has called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's chief information officer, Scott Flanders, to address open recommendations related to cybersecurity and IT acquisitions. In a letter addressed to...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has appointed federal civilian leaders Jeff Conklin and Casie Antalis as chief security officer and program director of the Joint Cyber Coordination Group, or...

Army Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton, Defense Information Systems Agency director and commander of the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command, has urged cyber professionals to shift from a reactive cyber...

U.S. agencies have urged critical infrastructure asset owners and operators and at-risk organizations to enhance their defenses against potential cyberattacks from Iranian cyber actors, particularly those affiliated with the Iranian...

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that NASA completed some cybersecurity tasks for its major projects, but did not fully execute key elements of its cybersecurity risk...