Cybersecurity

Vendors prepare to spend more on cybersecurity under new rules

Despite some complaints about the White House's new tack, industry leaders say most recognize the need for better defenses.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

NIH automated biomedical office teases small biz cybersecurity contract

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is on the hunt for a small business contractor to provide cybersecurity services.

  • By Carten Cordell

Sketching out the rules for offensive cyber operations

The White House released the first-ever National Cybersecurity Strategy this week. It leaves the door open for more defined use cases for cyber operations.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

TMF invests over $40M to improve cybersecurity and digital services

The Technology Modernization Fund’s most recent investments will go to the Social Security Administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

  • By Kirsten Errick

Navy ‘setting the pace’ among services, principal cyber advisor says

Chris Cleary touts prototype tools and readies a new cyber plan.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

DOD updates job qualifications for cyber workers

Defense’s updated plan focuses on role-specific requirements and comes as the agency’s cyber workforce strategy is slated for imminent release.

  • By Kirsten Errick

CISA teases industry day for operational strategy support

The cybersecurity agency is planning to field a multiple award schedule contract for consultant services to help shape its operational strategy.

  • By Carten Cordell

National Cyber Director to retire next week

Chris Inglis will retire almost two years after beginning the job.

  • By Frank Konkel

Building accountability into the coming spyware ban

A long-anticipated executive order to block foreign commercial spyware should also come with accountability for companies that neglect cybersecurity best practices.

  • By Chris Cruz

Tougher cybersecurity rules may be more than a year away—but don’t wait to get ready

Contractors should prepare for independent checks on their data systems, and maybe for more reporting requirements as well.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Making risk work for you

Why cybersecurity risk management requires more than just threat mitigation.

  • By Suzanne Spaulding

Hackers to get a crack at systems running the Pentagon in new bug bounty

Hack the Pentagon 3.0 will focus on the operational technologies within Defense Department headquarters.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Omnibus spending bill includes a ban of TikTok on government devices

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) told FCW on Monday that Congress might have more work to do regarding national security implications of popular video-sharing app TikTok in the next session of Congress.

  • By Natalie Alms

Shifting left on day one

An IT modernization bill currently moving in Congress would be improved by a focus on building security into software from the very start of the development lifecycle.

  • By Chris Wysopal
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Pentagon releases zero trust plan to keep hackers out of its networks

Defense agencies are to implement zero-trust standards by 2027.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

CISA hires its first 'chief people officer'

NASA's Elizabeth Kolmstetter will be charged with aligning talent recruitment efforts at the cybersecurity agency during an increasingly tight labor market.

  • By Natalie Alms

IOT cyber rule covering federal buyers about to take effect

A December deadline looms for agencies to implement cybersecurity requirements for Internet of Things devices.

  • By Chris Riotta

How existing policy can help fill the cyber workforce gap

There's still time to retool the Cyber Talent Management System at DHS to create a cadre of cyber specialists to fill key roles at federal civilian agencies.

  • By Ronald Sanders

A judge has finalized the $63M OPM hack settlement. Feds now have two months to sign up for damages.

So far, more than 19,000 data breach victims are seeking payouts of up to $10,000.

  • By Eric Katz

OPM's Ahuja gets an earful from agencies over enhanced pay for cyber talent

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is navigating the intense competition among federal agencies for in-demand cybersecurity workers.

  • By Natalie Alms

Quantity vs. quality in cyber legislation

Congress has a problem of too many cooks in the cybersecurity kitchen.

  • By Robert DuPree