Tag: DHS

March 20, 2018

The first two phases of the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program have helped government agencies deploy foundational cybersecurity solutions for real-time visibility and continuous network monitoring to identify vulnerabilities, reduce risk, ensure compliance and respond to […]

March 19, 2018

Two top Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection officials told a congressional panel that they’re working on ways to gauge the effectiveness of border security technology. Integrated towers, sensors, video surveillance systems, aircraft and other technology all […]

March 7, 2018

A 2016 report from the Department of Homeland Security on network infrastructure security sheds new light on how DHS was dealing with widespread vulnerabilities in a popular router used by federal agencies. The report, issued in conjunction with Binding Operational […]

March 1, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security is launching a cloud steering group as part of its cloud computing strategy, CIO John Zangardi said during a keynote address at AFCEA’s 2018 Cyber Summit on Feb. 27. “There are 584 applications roughly in […]

February 9, 2018

A Senate hearing on reauthorizing the Department of Homeland Security made some headway in resolving lingering questions around cybersecurity and oversight requests, but it ended on an uncertain note as long-running jurisdictional disputes threatened to once again derail the process. […]

January 22, 2018

Despite reports from researchers criticizing the rate at which the government is adopting domain and email security protocols, the government is happy with agencies’ progress. At a Jan. 16 event, a Department of Homeland Security official said the department was […]

January 15, 2018

The House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to inform Congress about how it makes vulnerability disclosure decisions. The bill, introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), seeks to provide Congress with more clarity surrounding […]

December 13, 2017

A reorganization of the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber shop is one step closer to reality after the House passed a bill by voice vote Dec. 11. The legislation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, would rename the […]

October 17, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring agencies to use new email and web security guidelines that address man-in-the-middle attacks. A binding operational directive from DHS gives federal agencies 90 days to implement a pair of tools, Domain-based Message Authentication […]

October 5, 2017

To defend and protect cyberspace going forward, government and the private sector both must improve their information sharing and workforce development to handle increasing threats, said the head of the Department of Homeland Security. As essential services become ever more […]

October 4, 2017

Although it sounds like a small thing, a new name for the Department of Homeland Security’s key cybersecurity component would go a long way toward making it more effective and attracting a technically skilled workforce, its top manager told lawmakers. […]

October 2, 2017

Three days after a congressional panel probed delays and overspending by the Department of Homeland Security on financial management systems modernization, the agency is out with a near-final request for proposals for plans for the system. The solicitation that went […]

September 28, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security announced Sept. 18 that it was adding social media and other public-facing information to its immigration records. The move has generated alarm among privacy activists and generated a flurry of comments in the normally sleepy […]

August 21, 2017

A newly released study by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General said the agency must tighten up the way it manages data strategy across its operations, but agency officials said they’re on it. “DHS has a long […]

July 27, 2017

Legislation that would bring the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber and critical infrastructure protection operations closer together easily won approval by a key congressional committee on July 26. Draft bill H.R. 3359, introduced July 24 by House Homeland Security Committee […]

July 24, 2017

Mobile security continues to be top priority for the Department of Homeland Security, and new initiatives are underway to address threats to federal mobile devices. In August, DHS will announce a new Science & Technology Directorate research program for mobile […]

July 13, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security has been pushing a plan that if enacted would require all Americans submit to a facial-recognition scan when departing the country. This step would be a way to expand a 2004 biometric-tracking law meant to […]

June 22, 2017

At a House hearing, former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified that Russian interference in U.S. elections did not extend to manipulating vote counts, as far as he knows. “I know of no evidence that through cyber intrusions votes were […]

June 20, 2017

Health care, financial services and IT infrastructure are among the most frequent targets of ransomware in the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors, according to the Department of Homeland Security. A DHS memo issued to critical infrastructure providers in early June provides […]

June 7, 2017

In the wake of a leaked intelligence document describing Russian attempts to hack voting systems, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly doubled down on maintaining the designation of voting systems as critical infrastructure. Kelly told the Senate Homeland Security […]