Cybersecurity

The Office of Management and Budget has released a new report that details four key measures needed to address cybersecurity threats across the federal government. OMB said in the risk...

The Commerce Department and the Department of Homeland Security recently published a report about measures that can be taken to mitigate the threat posed by automated and distributed cyberattacks to...

Jeanette Manfra The Department of Homeland Security has released a binding operational directive to increase coordinated efforts to protect federal information systems against cyber threats. Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for cybersecurity...

Ron Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has called on Dana Deasy, chief information officer at the Defense Department, to direct the implementation of cyber best practices on all of DoD’s...

The Government Accountability Office has found deficiencies in NASA’s implementation of information technology management practices. GAO said in a report published Tuesday those deficiencies were observed in the space agency’s practices...

Reps. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill that would make the cybersecurity coordinator role permanent in the White House, Federal Times reported Wednesday. The Executive...

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate has collaborated with the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center of the Transportation Department to provide an introductory text on cybersecurity for...

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a new strategy that outlines measures to detect and manage cybersecurity risk and address changing threats to critical infrastructure and functions. DHS said...

The National Guard has hosted the Cyber Shield 2018 exercise as part of an effort to establish itself as a versatile service supporting the cyber defense of 54 states and territories. The...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft version of its update to the Risk Management Framework designed to help federal agencies and companies safeguard their information systems...