Cybersecurity

Opinion

How the government came to embrace good-faith hacking of its networks

Federal agencies are inoculating public IT infrastructure by not only listening to the Internet’s Immune System, but proactively inviting healthy input.

Coast Guard Reserve deals with data breach amid cybersecurity push

Home addresses of 7,554 individuals, and the names and employee identification numbers of another 3,146, inadvertently were released.

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The troubling kaleidoscope of 2024 election security

Election systems, crucial to our democracy, face escalating threats from nefarious cyber tools and tactics like phishing, malware, and ransomware.

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Countering Chinese cyber threats of tomorrow demands we prepare today

For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has focused on espionage, stealing IP from our companies, and collecting private data.

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How Unified Attack Surface Management future proofs fed cyberspace

The threat landscape has evolved far beyond the capability of traditional perimeter-based cyber defenses to contain.

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Know your customer – as long as it’s not China

A proposed 'Know Your Customer' rule seeks to stop adversaries from getting their hands on advanced U.S. cloud and AI technologies.

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Congress should address recurring cases of cyber espionage at home

It should be focusing on improving the cybersecurity practices of the domestic actors who repeatedly allow this foreign hacking to occur.

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How to boost customer experience with secure cross-agency data sharing

The Federal Data Strategy directs agencies to assess and proactively address the procedural, regulatory, legal and cultural barriers to sharing data.

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Why Volt Typhoon chose routers to target critical US infrastructure

Routers are targeted because they can connect networks to the internet, as well as connecting and controlling traffic across internal networks.

Federal employee insurance impeded by sweeping healthcare cyberattack

Some policyholders said that they couldn’t access certain account statements.

Microsoft ripped over shoddy security in Chinese hack of feds

The hack was initially disclosed in July by Microsoft in a blog post and carried out by a group the company calls Storm-0558.

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National Cybersecurity Strategy compliance requires a modernized cloud

At the outset, there’s a need to blend legacy standards and practices with modern components to ensure all systems can communicate effectively.

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Congress must help CISA maximize role in protecting the cyber realm

To optimize effectiveness, lawmakers should prioritize collaboration with agency officials when developing targeted legislation and appropriating funding.

House passes bill that could ban TikTok if Chinese owner won’t sell

The social media platform, which has more than 150 million American users, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.

Opinion

Three tips for securing the federal software supply chain

With the evolution of AI, machine learning, and large language models, it's critical that federal agencies have the right tools and processes in place.

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Persistent engagement is best defense against nation-state adversaries

Sloppy setups, including the use of outdated encryption methods, make attacker infrastructures vulnerable to defenders looking for countermeasures.