CISO November 10, 2022

Reporting Healthcare Cyber Incidents Under New CIRCIA Rules

4 min read - Numerous high-profile cybersecurity events in recent years, such as the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds attacks, spurred the US government to implement new legislation. In response to the growing threat, President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act…

Intelligence & Analytics November 3, 2022

Overcoming Distrust in Information Sharing: What More is There to Do?

4 min read - As cyber threats increase in frequency and intensity worldwide, it has never been more crucial for governments and private organizations to work together to identify, analyze and combat attacks. Yet while the federal government has strongly supported this model of…

News October 19, 2022

CISA: Industrial Attacks Could Remotely Control Devices

2 min read - A joint federal Cybersecurity Advisory warns that certain advanced persistent threat actors can obtain full access to the industrial control system (ICS) and data acquisition (SCADA) devices. These systems, found in nearly every industrial sector, can then fall prey to…

Zero Trust September 29, 2022

What CISOs Want to See From NIST’s Impending Zero Trust Guidelines

3 min read - Cybersecurity at U.S. federal agencies has been running behind the times for years. It took an executive order by President Joe Biden to kickstart a fix across the agencies. The government initiative also serves as a wake-up call to enterprises…

Government September 15, 2022

A Response Guide for New NSA and CISA Vulnerabilities

3 min read - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published a report highlighting a range of critical security vulnerabilities requiring attention from organizations of all types. The report was published with input from the National Security Agency (NSA) and similar agencies…

News September 7, 2022

Congress Wants to Study the Cybersecurity of Satellites

2 min read - In April 2022, a bipartisan group of congressmen introduced the Satellite Cybersecurity Act. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the bill, and Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) joined with Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) to introduce the bill to…

Data Protection August 22, 2022

CISA or CVSS: How Today’s Vulnerability Databases Work Together

3 min read - In the cybersecurity field, large databases of known threats and vulnerabilities have often been an essential resource. These catalogs show you where to focus your efforts. They’re also a good tool for prioritizing patches to increase security and mitigate the…

News June 22, 2022

CISA Warns of Russia-Sponsored Threats to Critical Infrastructure

2 min read - Cybersecurity authorities from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. recently released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning of increased cyber threats related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As per the alert, attacks may occur as a response…

News December 29, 2021

K-12 Cybersecurity Act Signed Into Law

2 min read - Present Joe Biden signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act into law, which lays out four objectives with the goal of strengthening the cybersecurity of the United States’ K-12 educational institutions. What do these mean for schools? What Is the K-12 Cybersecurity…

Software Vulnerabilities October 12, 2021

CISA Names 3 ‘Exceptionally Dangerous’ Behaviors to Avoid

4 min read - In terms of database security, any bad practice is dangerous. Still, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently deemed some behavior as “exceptionally risky.” Are your teams engaged in these high-risk practices? What can you do to mitigate…