Security Strategies in Government

Tensions may be slightly calmer between the United States and Iran, but in the cyber world the stakes are always high between the two countries. The post How to protect U.S. cyber assets in a high threat environment first appeared on Federal News Network.

Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran last month kept agencies on high alert over the threat of an Iranian cyber-attack. But even as those tensions cool, cybersecurity officials have warned agencies to remain vigilant. The post Heightened vigilance amid Iranian cyber threat ‘a new normal’ for agencies first appeared on Federal News Network.

Greg Wilshusen, the director of information security issues at GAO, said barriers still stand in the way of agencies sharing cyber threat information with each other and with their partners in the private sector. The post GAO sees DHS stepping up to provide cyber threat intelligence to partners more quickly first appeared on Federal News Network.

Scott Algier, the executive director of the IT Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC), said cyber threat intelligence is a useful tool for agencies and industry leadership once they’re on the same page about what it entails. The post IT-ISAC seeing ‘a lot more engagement’ from federal government on cyber threat intelligence first appeared on Federal News Network.

Less than a year out from the 2020 election, state and local election security officials are gearing up to defend against cyber threats. The post State, local elections officials agree no ‘one-size-fits-all-approach’ exists for cybersecurity first appeared on Federal News Network.

Agencies and private-sector companies invest considerable resources defending themselves against external cyber threats, but insider threats pose just as great a threat to these organizations if they don’t have a strategy in place to defend against them. The post As CISA rolls out insider threat roadmap, industry experts highlight fundamentals first appeared on Federal News Network.

SBA has leveraged data analytics tools to build out a cybersecurity dashboard that provides an around-the-clock look at every agency device that’s connected to its network. The post SBA wraps up CDM pilot as part of enterprise IT transformation first appeared on Federal News Network.