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White House unveils cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark initiative to be overseen by the Federal Communications Commission, with voluntary industry participation.
General: Supply chain problems are hurting nuclear modernization
"It’s going to take everyone to understand how to close the gap on supply chain management."
By Joe Gould
Will the cyber mission force soon receive more personnel?
The head of U.S. Cyber Command hinted that the cyber mission force could soon receive a bump in staffing.
By Mark Pomerleau
Biden orders wide cybersecurity changes for government, contractors
A new executive order aims to improve detection of malicious cyber activity on federal networks.
By Mark Pomerleau
A civilian cybersecurity reserve corps is needed for the Pentagon and DHS, lawmakers from both parties say
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to create a civilian reserve corps of cybersecurity experts to help defend national security interests.
In a cyberattack disaster, DoD needs backup squad to fix networks, restart critical systems
If the worst happens, cyber Guard and Reserve troops could help repair networks, fight intruders and get infrastructure running again. But not without changes.
By Mark Pomerleau
Pentagon struggles to add cybersecurity to weapon contracts, watchdog finds
Cybersecurity requirements in weapon system contracts still aren't clear, but the Pentagon has made progress in the last three years, the Government Accountability Office found.
By Andrew Eversden
Host of challenges await next Pentagon CIO
A new CIO will take the reins as the department wrestles with the future of cybersecurity and its cloud environment.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon acting CIO pushes on with cybersecurity, software development
Cloud, zero trust, remote work: Acting CIO outlines priorities for his tenure as the Pentagon's top IT official.
By Andrew Eversden
After huge hack, Biden security picks want more cyber coordination with industry
Nominees for defense secretary and director of national intelligence say more government-private information sharing is needed to prevent breaches.
By Andrew Eversden
Reports had warned about supply chain hacks
The path to protecting the DoD from breaches through contractors isn’t easy.
By Andrew Eversden