A DHS official has testified before congress regarding continued Russian efforts that have “focused on identifying divisive issues and sowing discord.” U.S. elections and critical infrastructure remain key targets and a part of Russia’s “long-term campaign objectives.” This testimony prece...
The Russian government likely has the ability to engage in disruptive and destructive attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure. Via OODA Loop...
New reporting has revealed that DHS cyber experts conducting a full security assessment of the 757 aviation platform were successful in compromising the aircraft in less that two days. The experts warned that it is “a matter of time before a cybersecurity breach on an airline occurs.” Source: DH...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released a new cyber strategy which sets a five year goal to “have improved national cybersecurity risk management by increasing security and resilience across government networks and critical infrastructure; decreasing illicit cyber activity; improving...
DHS reporting submitted by Kaspersky as part of their court case provides some insight into why the U.S. government was warning against the use of Kaspersky products. “Based on publicly available information, Kaspersky-branded antivirus software and other Kaspersky-branded products and solutions t...
By Paul Goldernberg Editor’s note: In this guest post Paul Goldernberg brings more focus to the cyber security concerns facing many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). NGO’s are typically non-profit organizations that pursue social aims. With over 1.5 million NGOs in the US alone, they presen...
By BobGourley The TechAmerica foundation has published a PDF which appears to be a draft executive order on improving cybersecurity for our nation’s critical infrastructure. You can download a copy here: Executive Order: Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyersecurity There is no way to conf...
“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), struggling to find enough cybersecurity talent to meet its needs, says it is going to groom the next generation of cybersecurity pros starting in kindergarten. But several security experts say while better education and training is fine, there is ple...