Cybersecurity

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Key cyber agency set to get procurement authority, contracting officers

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is continuing its fast evolution as a standalone department.

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How the public sector can overcome training and skills gaps to combat rising cyber threats

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/metamorworks)AI (Artificial Intelligence) concept. Communication network.

Regulators enforcing sanctions against Russia face an uphill battle. AI is their ally

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USPTO putting foundational piece of zero trust architecture in place

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GSA considers how to interconnect systems for new buildings

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CMMC early adopter program to further spur vendor cyber actions

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Current, former Hill staffers say centralized authority needed to modernize Congress

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Agencies are on the clock for zero trust; a tailored SSE strategy can help

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CISA provides agencies with long-awaited cloud security guidance

Agencies have made a wholesale push to the cloud, and now they have corresponding security guidance under CISA’s Trusted Internet Connections 3.0.

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After a long-term study, evidence-based decisions need trustworthy data

Trust underpins evidence-based innovation, but all parties still need to agree on their definition of trustworthiness.

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FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Coast Guard cyber expert says ransomware attack on federal agency is more than likely

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Coast Guard’s Cyber Red and Blue Team Branch chief says that a ransomware attack is probably coming to a federal agency soon.

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