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Cal Biesecker | June 12 2020 7:59 pm

Peters Introduces Cyber Security Bills To Strengthen National Guard, Economic Resilience

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) last week introduced a pair of cyber security bills, one aimed at strengthening the nation's resiliency in ...
Cal Biesecker | June 11 2020 6:59 pm

Senate Bill Would Boost Cyber Threat Information Sharing By Defense Industry

Taking up some of the recommendations of a recent major bipartisan cyber security commission, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on ...
Cal Biesecker | June 10 2020 8:18 pm

State Department Seeks Solutions For Trusted 5G Networks

The State Department this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) to industry seeking technologies and solutions for trusted future ...
Cal Biesecker | June 4 2020 5:47 pm

CACI Nabs $1.5 Billion NGA Award, Largest In Company History

CACI International [CACI] on Thursday said it has received a potential $1.5 billion contract from the National Geospatial-Agency (NGA) to ...
Cal Biesecker | June 3 2020 8:58 pm

CISA Central Opens As Agency's Integrated Approach To Information Sharing

The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday announced its has stood up ...
Matthew Beinart | June 2 2020 10:01 pm

Bipartisan Cyber Commission’s New Recommendations Include IoT Security Law, Grant Programs

The bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission has released new recommendations for digital security improvements based on flaws highlighted ...
Cal Biesecker | June 1 2020 7:29 pm

Northrop Grumman, Synopsys Teams Selected By DARPA To Boost Semiconductor Security

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last week said it selected two research teams, one led by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and ...
Cal Biesecker | May 28 2020 8:01 pm

Trump Administration Seeks Comments On 5G Security Implementation Plan

A presidential advisory board on Thursday began seeking public comments for a plan to implement the new national strategy for securing the ...
Cal Biesecker | May 22 2020 9:44 pm

House Members Ask Congressional Leadership To Boost Support For State And Local IT

A bipartisan contingent of House members last week sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting their support for funding in future ...
Cal Biesecker | May 20 2020 8:33 pm

NIST Initiates Building Block Effort With Private Sector On 5G Cyber Security

An arm of the Department of Commerce on Wednesday began an outreach effort to industry aimed at building cyber security into the emerging ...
Cal Biesecker | May 14 2020 8:17 pm

DHS Needs To Review Cyber Security Guidance For Chemical Facilities, GAO Says

It’s been 10 years since the Department of Homeland Security updated cyber security standards under a program designed to strengthen ...
Cal Biesecker | May 13 2020 9:10 pm

Johnson Backs Need For National Cyber Director But Wants Details

The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday threw his support behind a key recommendation ...
Cal Biesecker | May 1 2020 8:21 pm

Trump Moves To Secure U.S. Bulk-Power System From Cyber Attacks

President Trump last Friday issued an executive order aimed at securing the nation's major power generation and high-voltage ...
Cal Biesecker | April 27 2020 8:52 pm

OMB Formally Designates CISA As Fed Lead For Shared Cyber Security Solutions

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday designated a Department of Homeland Security agency as the lead for ...
Cal Biesecker | April 23 2020 6:06 pm

Reports Finds Mismatch Between Federal Beliefs On Data Security And Reality

Most federal government respondents to a recent data threat survey believe their data is secure but the same survey participants report ...
Cal Biesecker | April 15 2020 8:36 pm

U.S. Issues Alert On North Korean Cyber Security Threat

The U.S. government on Wednesday issued an advisory highlighting the ongoing cyber security threat posed by North Korea to the U.S. and ...
Cal Biesecker | April 8 2020 8:13 pm

Cyber Hackers And Criminals Exploiting Pandemic, U.S., U.K. Agencies Warn

Advanced persistent threat groups and cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, targeting individuals and ...
Cal Biesecker | April 7 2020 4:55 pm

Aegis Technologies Acquires Excivity, Boosting Cyber And Intel Capabilities And Customers

The advanced engineering solutions company Aegis Technologies has acquired Excivity, giving it new technology capabilities and adding key ...
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