News February 1, 2023

The White House on Quantum Encryption and IoT Labels

2 min read - A recent White House Fact Sheet outlined the current and future U.S. cybersecurity priorities. While most of the topics covered were in line with expectations, others drew more attention. The emphasis on critical infrastructure protection is clearly a top national…

Government January 25, 2023

Who Will Be the Next National Cyber Director?

4 min read - After Congress approved his nomination in 2021, Chris Inglis served as the first-ever National Cyber Director for the White House. Now, he plans to retire. So who’s next? As of this writing in January of 2023, there remains uncertainty around…

Government January 20, 2023

How Much is the U.S. Investing in Cyber (And is it Enough)?

3 min read - It’s no secret that cyberattacks in the U.S. are increasing in frequency and sophistication. Since cyber crime impacts millions of businesses and individuals, many look to the government to see what it’s doing to anticipate, prevent and deal with these…

Government January 18, 2023

What the New Federal Cybersecurity Act Means for Businesses

4 min read - On December 21, 2022, President Biden signed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. The risk of quantum-powered password decryption is increasing exponentially. The new legislation is designed to help federal agencies proactively shift to a post-quantum security posture. Agencies have…

Zero Trust January 16, 2023

What to Know About the Pentagon’s New Push for Zero Trust

4 min read - The Pentagon is taking cybersecurity to the next level — and they’re helping organizations of all kinds do the same. Here’s how the U.S. Department of Defense is implementing zero trust and why this matters to all businesses and organizations.…

Government January 6, 2023

California v. Congress: Data Protection Law Showdown

5 min read - When it comes to data protection laws, the United States has long lagged behind Europe, whose  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in 2018 as the gold standard in data protection. Also, in 2018, California passed the California…

Government January 3, 2023

How Can the White House’s New IoT Labels Improve Security?

3 min read - The White House’s National Security Council (NSC) is working on an ambitious project to improve consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security through industry-standard labeling. If successful, the labeling system will replace existing frameworks across the globe. Modeled after the EPA’s…

News December 14, 2022

The DoD Aims for Full Zero Trust Deployment by 2027

2 min read - The Pentagon plans to implement a zero trust architecture across its entire enterprise by 2027, according to DoD CIO John Sherman. “What we’re aiming for is by 2027 to have zero trust deployed across the majority of our enterprise systems…

Government December 6, 2022

Inside the Second White House Ransomware Summit

4 min read - Ransomware is a growing, international threat. It’s also an insidious one. The state of the art in ransomware is simple but effective. Well-organized criminal gangs hiding in safe-haven countries breach an organization, find, steal and encrypt important files. Then they…

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…