FEB 23, 2023 — Federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaking at the Zero Trust Summit, hosted by CyberScoop at the International Spy Museum. (Image credit: Pixelme Studio) Federal CISO hails improving federal agency log management Chris DeRusha says improved incident logging is helping to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation between departments and urges further progress. Feb 23, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones
The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Sponsored Pinpointing critical software key to supply chain security, says Federal Acquisition Service leader Sonny Hashmi calls for work to identify critical software components across federal networks to help mitigate supply chain risks. Oct 25, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
OCT 20, Washington D.C. — Federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaks at CyberTalks, presented by Cyberscoop. (Image credit: Pixelme Studios). White House has moved to zero trust implementation phase: Chris DeRusha The federal CISO says OMB is working closely with government departments to capture the costs of implementing zero trust in their budgets. Oct 20, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
Ja’Nelle DeVore, CISO of USDA, speaks at the 2022 Zero Trust Summit. (FedScoop) Cyberattack led USDA to seek $4.4M from TMF for threat monitoring The agency is also working on a SOC-as-a-Service offering and potentially blue teaming. Oct 6, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
A man works at his work station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, on August 1, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) NOAA evaluating multi-factor authentication for apps and devices Chief information officer Zach Goldstein tells FedScoop the agency plans to launch a Cloud Program Management Office in fiscal 2023. Aug 17, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) Federal CIO Council working group addressing zero trust funding challenges: CISA cyber official The Interagency Zero Trust Leadership Steering Group will tackle the funding challenges that federal IT leaders face. Aug 10, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) GSA to set baseline requirements for cloud providers through Ascend Requirements will emphasize Cloud Smart objectives and cybersecurity supply chain risk management while providing agencies an open source experience. Aug 4, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) OMB working to develop system for real-time zero trust scoring If implemented, OMB’s desired system would compare a session’s trust score to the trust requirement on a function or feature. Jul 7, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
CISA releases second version of secure cloud migration guidance for agencies Next up the agency will publish finalized TIC 3.0 cloud use cases and a new version of the Zero Trust Maturity Model. Jun 23, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) FAR updates that would mandate cyber incident reporting for contractors a year or more away OMB has submitted two proposals for updating contract language to the FAR Council. Jun 17, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir