What’s next for the National Cyber Director?

By Jean Schaffer, Federal CTO, Corelight As the first National Cyber Director begins to settle into office, private industry is very hopeful that this will be one of the turning points to ...

What the Cyber EO means for federal agencies

By Jean Schaffer, Federal CTO, Corelight For those of us who have spent our careers working in cybersecurity, President Biden’s recent “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” (EO) held no surprises ...
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Federal Court Narrows ‘Third Party’ Warrant Requirement

In United States v. Carpenter, the United States Supreme Court ruled that, before the police could obtain historical cell site location information (CSLI) about the location of someone’s cell phone in the ...
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How Tripwire Can Help U.S. Federal Agencies Implement the CIS Controls

Digital attackers are increasingly launching sophisticated campaigns in an effort to target U.S. federal agencies and other organizations. Two recent examples demonstrate this reality. These are the SolarWinds supply chain attack and ...

A Look at the Computer Security Act of 1987

U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Today Computer security regulations have come a long way from their early beginnings.  Even before the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), there was the Computer Security Act of ...
Election Security: Defending our Democracy against Well-Resourced Adversaries

ON-DEMAND Webinar: Election Security: Defending our Democracy against Well-Resourced Adversaries [Video]

Adversaries have an interest in influencing the U.S. electoral process. What happens in America impacts the political and economic climate around the world ...
Feds Propose ‘911’ Emergency Call for Reporting Security Flaws; Experts Warn It’s Easier Said Than Done

Feds Propose ‘911’ Emergency Call for Reporting Security Flaws; Experts Warn It’s Easier Said Than Done

CISA drafts directive to create a vulnerability disclosure policy for government websites and apps Agency seeks to centralize the effort via a standard vulnerability disclosure platform service next spring Cybersecurity veteran Katie ...

ExpertOps Federal: Managed Services in a FedRAMP Certified Cloud Has Arrived

According to its own website, FedRAMP serves three different of partners: federal agencies, Cloud Service Providers (CSP) and third-party assessment organizations. This article will focus on CSPs and how a good CSP ...
CMMC: Still on Track?

CMMC: Still on Track?

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program is aiming to shore up cybersecurity among defense contractors. Is it still on track? An update ...
DoD: Mission Execution from Home

DoD: Mission Execution from Home

Enhanced CAC/PIV card capabilities with Silo for Safe Access: How Authentic8 is partnering with the Department of Defense to ensure security and maintain productivity when government employees work from home ...

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