What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more
2/17/2022
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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Weapons ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Intelligence Services ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Subcontractors ,
Technology Sector
Federal agencies have been actively looking at cyber threats to critical infrastructure. In a January 27 announcement the White House said: “it will extend the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to the...more
1/28/2022
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Information Technology ,
Joe Biden ,
NDAA ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Railways ,
Ransomware ,
Wastewater ,
Water ,
Wiretap Act
WHAT: On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced the completion of a months-long internal review and significant changes to the strategic direction of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...more
11/8/2021
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Popular
On May 12, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) setting in motion an ambitious plan to rapidly strengthen the cybersecurity posture of the Federal government and its contractors, service providers, and...more
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-283) was enacted into law on January 1, 2021, when the Senate voted to override President Trump’s veto of the bill. The Senate’s move,...more
In this episode of Wiley Connected, Megan Brown talks with Melissa Vice, the Chief Operations Officer for DoD’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) about trends and DoD cyber, including a new Pilot Program for the Defense...more
This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report assessing the Department of Defense’s (DOD) approach to identifying and securing critical technologies. While DOD has been operating programs to...more
On December 3, the President signed a new Executive Order (EO) on “Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government.” This EO follows up on the 2019 Executive Order on Maintaining American...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) continues to pursue innovations in its approach to security vulnerabilities, building on its earlier Hack the Pentagon program and recent moves by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...more
11/4/2020
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Vulnerable Victims
Congress is currently negotiating the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, which sets funding levels and outlines policy priorities for the U.S. Department of Defense...more
Cybersecurity has been an increasingly important compliance area for government contractors for more than a decade. Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been laying the foundation for a new...more