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DHS Ends Cyber Vulnerability Testing Of Boeing 757-200

Last month, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) decided to end the Aviation Cyber Initiative’s (ACI) computer vulnerability testing of a Boeing 757-200 at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…

Cal Biesecker | March 12 2020 7:42 pm

Democrats, Republicans On House Panel Oppose Proposed Cuts To CISA's Budget

The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce funding for the federal agency assigned to protect federal civilian networks and work ...

Cal Biesecker | February 26 2020 10:03 pm

Raytheon, IronNet Team On Cyber Security For Critical Infrastructure

Raytheon [RTN] on Wednesday said it is partnering with the cyber security firm IronNet to develop solutions to protect operational and ...

Cal Biesecker | February 25 2020 9:54 pm

Proposed Cut To CISA's Cyber Budget Due In Part To 2021 Being Election Off-Year, Wolf Says

A proposed $250 million reduction for cyber security efforts in the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Cybersecurity and ...

Cal Biesecker | February 20 2020 7:57 pm

Lockheed Martin Contracts With Guardtime Federal To Secure Software Supply Chain

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its partner Guardtime Federal have signed a long-term contract to bring the cyber security company's ...

Cal Biesecker | February 18 2020 10:19 pm

CISA Publishes Strategic Plan To Bolster 2020 Election Security

Ahead of the presidential and congressional elections this November, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this month ...

Cal Biesecker | February 10 2020 10:11 pm

Trump Administration Trims CISA's Cyber Security Request

The Trump administration on Monday delivered a budget proposal to Congress that includes $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2021 in cyber security ...

CISA Has Expanded Election Security Efforts But National Strategy For 2020 Lacking, GAO Warns

The Department of Homeland Security in less than two years has significantly increased its outreach to state and local jurisdictions to assist them in their election security efforts but its strategy and operations plan for…

Cal Biesecker | February 5 2020 9:43 pm

Federal Agencies Partner To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation In Energy Sector

The Departments of Defense, Energy and Homeland Security have agreed to work together on a new initiative to strengthen cyber security ...

Cal Biesecker | January 29 2020 10:14 pm

House Homeland Security Committee Approves Five-Year Term For CISA Director

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday marked up a number of bills, including one that would grant a five-year term to the ...

Cal Biesecker | January 21 2020 4:49 pm

CISA Urges Chemical Facilities To Bolster Cyber And Physical Defenses

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging certain chemical facilities ...

Cal Biesecker | January 21 2020 3:51 pm

Parsons Nabs Contract To Provide Cyber Protections For Space Assets

Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Tuesday said it has received a task order from the General Services Administration to provide cyber protections to U. ...

Cal Biesecker | January 8 2020 2:38 pm

MITRE Expands Cyber Security Threat Database To Include Industrial Control Systems

The MITRE Corp. has released a new knowledge base of tactics and techniques used by cyber adversaries when attacking industrial control ...

Cal Biesecker | December 18 2019 4:58 pm

DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force Begins Effort To Demonstrate Strong Best Practices

A supply chain task force for information and communications technology (ICT) that is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security has ...

CISA's Cyber Security Budget Boosted In National Security Bill

Proposed pending on support and procurement for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is up handsomely in a minibus bill approved by Congressional appropriators on Monday and passed by the House on Tuesday. The…

Cal Biesecker | December 9 2019 5:47 pm

Bipartisan Council Urges Stronger Federal Role In Helping Private Sector Counter Cyber Threats

A bipartisan council filled with presidential appointees is recommending that the president direct the federal government to make its cyber ...

Cal Biesecker | December 2 2019 4:06 pm

Briefing

Astrotech Corp. [ASTC] says its 1st Detect business has contracted with a global shipping and logistics company to sell its TRACER 10000 ...

Cal Biesecker | November 26 2019 5:04 pm

Commerce Department Proposes Rule To Implement ICTS Supply Chain Security Directive

The Department of Commerce on Tuesday issued a proposed rulemaking seeking public feedback on its plans to implement a presidential ...

Cal Biesecker | November 21 2019 5:08 pm

CISA Partners With Non-Profit That Offers Election Auditing Tool

The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is investing in an election security auditing ...

Cal Biesecker | November 19 2019 4:43 pm

Senators Say DHS Cuts Funds For Cyber Security Organization That Supports State And Local Election Security

The Department of Homeland Security's fiscal year 2020 budget cuts about one-third of the funding to a non-profit entity that supports ...

Cal Biesecker | November 14 2019 5:43 pm

Grid Security Exercises Leading To Improvements In Security Posture, Officials Say

Biennial exercises that simulate attacks on portions of the power grid in North America have led to a number of security improvements since ...

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