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By GCN Staff Mar 16, 2021 The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has released supplemental requirements to ensure cloud service providers (CSPs) keep their container technology in compliance. Released March 16, the document, Vulnerability Scanning Requirements for Containers, bridges the compliance gaps between traditional cloud and containerized systems by describing “the processes, architecture and security considerations specific to vulnerability scanning for cloud systems using container technology.” Containers can be installed on bare metal or virtual machines, on-prem...

By Natalie Alms Mar 17, 2021 The Department of Labor is using $9.6 million from recently expanded Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to upgrade its enterprise data infrastructure. The new project will improve the availability of the agency's data by boosting operational efficiency and public services so that federal agencies and other data consumers can access information more easily. The Labor Department will use the funding to enable an evidence-based decision-making approach across enforcement, compliance unemployment insurance and other agency mission areas, the General Services Administ...

By Alan Duric Mar 15, 2021 Government agencies have been unable to maintain trust in their cybersecurity capabilities this past year, and for good reason. The onset of the pandemic, followed by a year of tumultuous cyberattacks, has further damaged an IT infrastructure that had long been vulnerable to bad actors, nation-state and otherwise. The perfect storm of pandemic-related events and vulnerable infrastructure has challenged federal, state and local governments. Not only did 2020 see a massive increase in data breaches, with the first quarter of the year showing a 278% increase in leaked ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s SocialCyber program aims to create a dynamic situational awareness capability that can preserve the integrity and security of open source software projects.

By Mark Rockwell Oct 19, 2020 It only takes one small breach to dent confidence in the nation’s election systems, according to a digital rights and technology expert. While the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other organizations have made great strides since 2016 to shore up local election infrastructure, “cybersecurity is an active process. Threats are constantly changing and evolving, so we need to keep making the case that election officials need to prioritize cybersecurity and not be complacent," said William Adler, senior technologist for elections and de...