Cybersecurity

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data
• Workforce

A Dcode report notes agencies will increasingly tackle critical modernization areas in remote collaboration, artificial intelligence and more.

• Cybersecurity

USDA and VA are modernizing IT systems to prepare for the digital future.

• Cybersecurity

DHS is working to secure supply chains and leverage new standardization to protect IT networks.

• Cybersecurity

The Cyber Crime Center outlines how cyber criminals are using the dark web to commit pandemic-related scams.

• 5G
• Cybersecurity
• Zero Trust

CISA and DOD discussed what the U.S. needs to successfully rollout 5G.

With an increase in evolving cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic and an overall shortage of cybersecurity workers worldwide, federal cyber leaders are calling for people with diverse skillsets, experiences, and talent to fill the gap — especially women and minorities. 

The Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded $2 million to the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) to develop a network of cybersecurity institutes to train the next generation of cyber professionals and crush a ballooning cyber workforce shortage.

The lines delineating IT supply chain security from cybersecurity and infrastructure protection are blurrier than ever, so federal agencies must consider all three together as part of a whole.

Top cyber officials are calling on federal agencies to pay particular attention this year to TIC 3.0, the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards and supply chain security to significantly reduce cyber risk.

As federal agencies prepare their infrastructure for anticipated 5G capabilities, these modernization efforts elicit the need for enhanced security. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is uniquely positioned to address these needs.

Hardware security and trust must involve integration of hardware and software protection strategies, as well as resilient build practices, federal IT experts said during a Silicon Flatiron event last week.

When federal agencies pivoted to remote work in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they faced an overwhelming number of options for cloud-based collaboration tools.