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Cyber Leaders Get Creative in Attracting Talent

Anyone can recruit cyber experts or future experts.

STEM education is a vital part of attracting a cyber-savvy workforce for civil and military service. Credit: Somjai Jathieng/Shutterstock

Army Cyber Center Develops Training Pilot

To discern the core skills needed for the future, the Army is examining how to deliver the appropriate training.

The Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) at Fort Gordon, Georgia, is creating a new pilot program to allow soldiers to access training before deploying, when they are at their units or when they find they are lacking in a skill. It will also let managers know in which areas a soldier is strong, says incoming Command Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) at the CCoE, CWO 5 Paul Sankey, USA.

CISA: Do Not Pay Ransomware

Federal cybersecurity agency works to confront and protect against ransomware activity.

Making ransom payments in cyber attacks only fuels the business model of malicious actors, warns the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Brandon Wales, speaking to reporters on May 13.

President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order

Measure aims to address large-scale adversarial attacks to the government and critical infrastructure.

The new cybersecurity executive order from the White House calls for the federal government’s increased use of multifactor authentication, encryption, endpoint detection response, breach logging, zero-trust architecture and cloud computing, according to a senior administration official. Credit: Shutterstock/Andrea Izzotti

A Complex Approach Is Needed to Win Cyber Wars

The United States requires a cybersecurity overview and systematic defenses.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Defensive Cyberspace Operations–Internal Defensive Measures Company, 9th Communications Battalion, review network configurations in the current operations tent at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. The company executes defensive cyberspace operations for the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. Photo by Cpl. Cutler Brice, USMC, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Federated ICAM Introduces New Capabilities for First Responders

Public safety stakeholders seek to advance trusted information-sharing capabilities.

Managing access to information systems involving data about drug overdoses, federal threats, criminal justice information, geographical information system (GIS) mapping or physical access to a crime scene is central to today’s public safety information technology environment. The Tennessee Dangerous Drug Task Force is part of a pilot program to advance federated ICAM initiatives for first responders. Credit: Shutterstock/Victor Yang

CMMC Industry Advisory Council Announced

The council provides industry feedback on CMMC.

A newly formed industry advisory council will allow small and large businesses to provide feedback on the CMMC. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock

Up-Tempo Technology Progress Shifts Power Balance

The scale may be tipping as China’s massive focus on innovation surges.

The NATO Ministers of Defence meet in February to prepare for its summit later this year. Among the topics socially distanced attendees discussed were progress on burden sharing and missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Credit: NATO

Flexible Consistency Improves Information Security

Retaining experience requires staff transfer procedures realignment.

Training sessions, such as Cyber Shield 19, provide cybersecurity analysts opportunities to train, exchange best practices and test their cyber mettle. Credit: Army Staff Sgt. George B. Davis

Prepare National Security Systems Now for Quantum Threats

Necessary NIST encryption standards are imminent.

With the National Institute of Standards and Technology expected next year to select quantum-resistant algorithms for encryption and for digital signatures, an NSA official warns that departments and agencies should begin preparing now to protect national security systems in the quantum era. Credit: sakkmesterke/Shutterstock