federal agencies
CISA SharePoint Vulnerability Warning: RCE Flaw Exploited
In light of recent cyber threats, a CISA SharePoint vulnerability warning has been issued. According to media reports, threat actors are exploiting the remote code execution flaw to launch arbitrary code, which ...
Will TikTok Bans go Viral in the Workplace?
The U.S., Canada and the U.K. recently issued orders banning the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices in response to cybersecurity concerns about the video-sharing app. Like some of the content ...
GAO: Feds Could Improve Collaboration on Ransomware
While officials from government organizations were “generally satisfied” with ransomware prevention and response assistance provided by federal agencies, more work could be done to improve communication and information sharing. This was the ...
A New EO Updates Privacy Shield for EU, US Data Sharing
The EU GDPR privacy regulation generally permits the transfer of personal data about a resident of one country to a host in another country provided that the receiving country provides “adequate protection” ...
CISA Directs Federal Agencies to Boost System Visibility
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 23-01 to improve vulnerability detection and identify weaknesses in federal civilian agencies’ systems and networks. Dubbed “Improving Asset ...
What government agencies need to know about CISA’s new Binding Operational Directive
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reinforcing the nation’s cybersecurity efforts by announcing a new Binding Operational Directive (BOD) related to common vulnerabilities and exposures. Also referred to as CVEs, ...
SHOCKER: Senate Says Security Sucks—Still
A Senate committee graded cybersecurity as poor among eight big agency departments. Not much has changed since the last report ...
Seven Ways We’ve Helped our Partners Transform to Digital Reality During COVID
In 2020, “digital transformation” went from a buzzword to reality. Businesses and governments alike experienced first-hand what it meant to undergo rapid, high-stakes transformation in the way they operate, and many are ...
How Agencies Can Take Advantage of DevSecOps and Automation to Accelerate ATOs
As federal agencies develop more online services and systems to meet the mission of the U.S. government, their appetite and need to develop and deploy secure software applications rapidly continues to grow ...
4 Questions and Answers About Implementing Orchestration in Federal Agencies
Here are four questions most likely to be asked when considering security orchestration in a federal agency, and the best way to answer each. If government IT and security teams appear to ...
