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Congressional report recommends ‘FedRAMP’ for commercial data brokers
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (538+ words) A new report on modernizing the Privacy Act recommends Congress take action to rein in how agencies buy personal information from private data brokers. Amid persistent concerns about how agencies make use of data brokers, a new congressionally chartered report…...
Lawmaker pushes to modernize Privacy Act
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (823+ words) FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, a woman checks her phone in Orem, Utah, USA. Britain's Information Commissioner's Office on Wednesday Jan. 22, 2020, released a new set of standards aimed at protecting children's online personal details privacy for social media sites,…...
NAVWAR cyber directorate’s mission to secure, survive, comply
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (382+ words) The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command is moving faster toward full automation of cyber defenses so it can focus on system resiliency. SAN DIEGO " The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command set up its new cyber directorate last August with a…...
Savage giving specific IT power back to the state agencies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (458+ words) Katie Savage, the Maryland CIO, said she has been setting up centralized enterprise services, but also building up agency technology expertise. Katie Savage is bucking the trend as the Maryland state government's chief information officer. Where so many federal and…...
Wyden pledges to keep hold on nominee to lead CISA
1+ week, 1+ day ago (730+ words) Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on "COVID-19/Unemployment Insurance" on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) Wyden pledges to keep hold on nominee to lead CISA Wyden said…...
Federal Executive Forum: Defense & Homeland Cloud Strategies in Government 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (149+ words) How are the Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security defining a successful cloud strategy'and shaping the next phase of cloud adoption? Mar 10, 2026 1:00 p.m. ET Cloud computing continues to mature as a foundational capability across federal missions. As agencies prioritize resilience,…...
Why Identity Attack Paths are a major issue for government agencies
1+ week, 5+ day ago (250+ words) I know from personal experience that improving AD security will make a meaningful difference in the security posture of our government. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is just really hard to secure. But the issue is starting to get wider attention....
Technical debt puts federal cybersecurity at risk. the question now is how to break out of the cycle.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (577+ words) Terry Gerton Cisco has commissioned a new global study that finds that 48% of network assets worldwide are aging or obsolete. That doesn't surprise me. Does that number surprise you? Eric Wenger No, it doesn't surprise me, but it was also…...
Why primary source collection is the future of threat intelligence
1+ week, 6+ day ago (565+ words) For years, intelligence teams have faced the same maddening reality: The volume of data keeps growing, but insight and certainty do not. Dashboards flash nonstop. Alerts pour in. Feeds refresh by the second. And yet, when leaders ask the questions…...
CISA tells agencies to identify, upgrade unsupported edge devices
1+ week, 6+ day ago (789+ words) Agencies are on the hook to identify outdated "edge" hardware and software on their networks, as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns such devices pose a "substantial and constant" risk to agency IT systems. In a binding operational directive…...