Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security appointed Kenneth Bible as its new chief information security officer last week.

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Security innovations can prevent cyber criminals from crossing physical and digital borders.

The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency released new TIC 3.0 remote user case guidance to help federal agencies secure their networks in a teleworking environment.

Accommodating the mass shift to telework at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is just one challenge Department of Homeland Security executives faced in 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic-induced telework prompted federal agencies to build off TIC 3.0 guidance and explore zero trust to maximize network security.

Interoperability and information-sharing are two top priorities for the Department of Homeland Security’s data strategy, according to comments from its Chief Data Officer Carlene Ileto and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief Data Officer Kenneth Clark at an ATARC event last week.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's guidelines on information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain risk management (SCRM) are necessary to preventing such breaches like the one seen last week.

Supply chain security can barely keep up with the breakneck pace of technological innovation and COVID-19 demands, federal IT leaders said at an ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Forum.

Artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotic process automation are just a few of the technologies the Department of Homeland Security hopes to incorporate into IT operations, according to Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa.

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With cyber interwoven into everything we do, the White House plays a crucial role in setting the stage for a strategy moving forward.

Transitioning from paper record-keeping to electronic is a key component across federal IT modernization strategies, but aligning the budget to the effort has been a challenging hurdle.

CISA leaders emphasized the importance of good quality data and good relationships with cloud service providers when using CDM dashboards.