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By Chris Riotta Jun 09, 2021 Setbacks and multiple delays have hampered the Department of Homeland Security in its efforts to build and implement a Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, according to an audit conducted by the departments inspector general. The IG report published last week identified vulnerabilities which it said left the department vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks after DHS failed to clearly define patch management responsibilities and implement required confi...

The Department of Homeland Security has failed to address critical vulnerabilities across information technology assets due to significant delays in the departments rollout of a federal Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.

The department’s inspector general also found vulnerabilities in the department’s technology due to poorly defined patch management roles and configurat...

The president’s funding proposal also puts numbers on the National Cyber Director’s Office and other priority cybersecurity areas.

With up-to-date robust tools, detailed processes and policies and an involved cybersecurity workforce, agencies can reduce the noise in network traffic and spot the hidden and more complex risks and threats.

CISA received $650 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, but the agencys top officials have described that as only a "down payment" to move the governments cybersecurity efforts.

The President’s new Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity includes wide-ranging measures intended to strengthen security standards for the federal government and...

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack prompted the issuance of a long-awaited executive order (EO) on improving U.S. cybersecurity. The EO mandates that, within six months, all federal...

Friday, May 14, 2021 The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack prompted the issuance of a long-awaited executive order (EO) on improving U.S. cybersecurity. The EO mandates that, within six months, all federal agencies implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) and both at-rest and in-transit encryption. It also calls for agencies to comprehensively log, share, and analyze information about cyber incidents and creates a Cyber Safety Review Board to that end. The EO sets deadlines for agenc...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.