F5 products pose imminent risk to federal agencies
Cyber authorities issued their second emergency directive in three weeks. This one requires agencies to mitigate or disconnect potentially compromised F5 devices and services.
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It’s time to modernize logging requirements for agencies
The 2021 White House memorandum that established baseline logging standards is in need of an update to keep pace with modern cyber threats.
DHS watchdog finds mismanagement in critical cyber talent program
CISA was paying employees without mission-critical cybersecurity backgrounds as part of a program for retaining cyber talent.
Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks; Pentagon’s AI office eliminates CTO directorate in pursuit of ‘efficiencies’
Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop in an interview that while the group still poses a threat, the bureau is focused on resilience and victim support, and going on…
Veteran federal IT official Karen Evans tapped for top DHS post
Evans, currently CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, has been nominated as undersecretary for management at DHS.
Department of Homeland Security reveals nearly 160 ways it’s using AI
The agency made public 29 deployed use cases that are safety- or rights-impacting, with another 10 on the way.
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How federal IT officials are navigating the post-AI executive order ‘hype cycle’
One year after the White House released its landmark EO, agency tech leaders assess what’s working with AI and what’s coming next.
CISA official: AI tools ‘need to have a human in the loop’
Lisa Einstein, the cyber agency’s chief AI officer, made the case at two D.C. events for “strong human processes” when using the technology.
CISA aims for inventory clarity with post-quantum cryptography guidance
The cyber agency’s strategy document for PQC migration details how inventory tools should be used by agencies.
CISA’s outreach issues hinder threat-sharing service, watchdog says
A new DHS OIG report found massive drops in the use of the cyber agency’s Automated Indicator Sharing capability.