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GovInfoSecurity Twitter Image: Pixabay A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing a legislative proposal that would create a program, similar to the National Guard, to deploy those with tech and security skills during significant cyberthreats, such as the recent SolarWinds supply chain attack and exploits of vulnerabilities in on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers. The Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act would create a pilot program that would provide the departments of Defense and Homeland Security with additional skilled personnel during large-scale cyberthreats. Sens. Jacky Rosen (left) ...

BankInfoSecurity Twitter Get Permission The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have released a report providing insights on how to enhance supply chain security in the wake of the SolarWinds attack. The guidance released Wednesday, "Defending Against Software Supply Chain Attacks," offers recommendations on how to implement the NIST Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Framework and the Secure Software Development Framework. "This resource provides in-depth recommendations for software customers and vendors as well as k...

It is largely unknown what the Pentagon is planning to do with the IP addresses, as well as why the government chose the unknown startup, Global Resource Systems LLC. Cybersecurity experts told Insider the Pentagon could be looking to do anything from lure in hackers and build up online government defenses to surveillance of US citizens and reconnaissance on foreign countries. When contacted for comment, a government spokesperson pointed Insider to a Friday statement from the Pentagon's chief of defense digital service, Brett Goldstein, who said federal officials are working to "assess, evalu...

BankInfoSecurity May 20, 2021 May 3, 2021 May 5, 2021 Twitter Reps. Jim Langevin (left) and Mike Gallagher want to give CISA $400 million more in funding. Several bipartisan congressional initiatives are seeking to expand the mission of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The recently announced proposals call for CISA to beef up its staff, provide additional incident response services to organizations outside the government, conduct a five-year national risk management cycle review and take the lead in notifying the federal government about major breaches in all sector...

Date 27/04/2021 The New York State Department of Financial Services (“the Department” or “DFS”) today released a report on the Department’s investigation of the New York’s financial services industry’s response to the supply chain attack of the information technology (“IT”) company SolarWinds (“the SolarWinds Attack”). During the SolarWinds Attack, hackers corrupted routine software updates that were downloaded onto thousands of organizations’ information systems.   “This incident confirms that the next great financial crisis could come from a cyber attack,�...