Patent Office seeks penetration testing services
USPTO is looking for a red-team vendor that can simulate attacks on its networks using methods employed by some of the world's most sophisticated cybercriminals.
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State Department aims to balance security, user experience in network modernization program ‘Tron’
With Tron, State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher wants to improve connectivity and user experience while bolstering the department's cybersecurity with a zero-trust architecture.
Federal execs see long journey to achieve zero trust
Comprehensive assessments are viewed as a valuable step in aiding under-equipped agencies to meet FY24 zero-trust mandates, according to a new FedScoop survey.
Agencies finding their zero-trust priorities vary, funding needs less so
HHS OIG is adjusting its zero-trust roadmap, while DOD's CIO for cybersecurity needs a data tagging and labeling standard and USCIS wants a more adaptive trust model.
Secret Service needs to make key improvements to zero trust effort says watchdog
GAO says the agency should adopt IPv6 for its public-facing systems and update its zero-trust architecture implementation plans.
How agencies are moving zero trust from aspiration to transformation
U.S. federal agency executives share their strategies for prioritizing steps to implement zero trust and establish comprehensive security protections.
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Google to offer Workspace as backup solution for govt entities in case they get hacked
The new solution is intended to support agencies that are hit with a cyber breach while using a competing tech company's products.
CISA releases Microsoft 365 security configuration baselines for pilots, public comment
A series of Google Workspace baselines are expected within months as part of the SCuBA project to protect sensitive information.
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.
NASA Johnson Space Center tech chief: agency focused on working with industry to spur innovation
Nick Skytland highlights the approach his team takes to procuring sophisticated leading-edge technology and says this is being similarly applied to IT acquisition.