Don’t Let COVID-19 Lure You In: Phishing and Malware Attacks Skyrocket During Coronavirus Crisis
As people scramble to identify trustworthy information about the spread of COVID-19, how they can protect themselves, and how they can get tested, spammers...
Coronavirus/COVID-19: Key Privacy and Security Considerations
The outbreak of COVID-19 has dramatically changed the economy and working landscape of the United States and many other countries across the world. Companies...
What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Cyber Resilience
Jan Kallberg and Colonel Stephen Hamilton of West Point write about what COVID-19 has meant to our society and the economy, and how families,...
Industry on Pins and Needles as DoD, Accreditation Body to Finalize CMMC Agreement
The Defense Department is one step away from officially getting the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification off the starting blocks. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition...
Defense Agency Renews Antivirus Software Subscription for Workers’ Home Use
As the coronavirus pandemic grows the ranks of teleworkers, the Defense Information Systems Agency is imploring Defense Department employees to take advantage of the...
How to Protect Sensitive Military Information in The Age of COVID-19 Teleworking
As more and more military installations around the country move towards telework to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing concern about...
NIST Offers 8 Ways Agencies Can Use Its Cybersecurity Framework
Federal officials in the market for new products and services might consider asking candidates to include a profile based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework during the acquisitions process, a new interagency report suggests. It is one of the examples included in NISTIR 8170, Approaches for Federal Agencies to Use the […]
DHS Continues Down CDM Path with New Shared Services Dashboard
Compared to other major federal programs, the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program is still in its infancy, but 2020 promises to be a big year. Kevin Cox, CDM program manager at DHS, said his team is now deploying a new dashboard, so that agencies will have access to more analytics, business […]
The Cybersecurity Threat of COVID-19
As people across the world react to the rapid spread of COVID-19, a new threat is emerging: individuals and employers face a risk from hackers trying to take advantage of the demand for information. Hackers have begun using fake government reports, health fact sheets, and tracking maps to deliver malware and harvest personal or sensitive […]
COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Best Practices in an Uncertain Landscape
For many people and organizations, COVID-19 caused a rapid transition to remote learning and working; for hackers and other bad actors, it has created...