The Defense Department’s slow migration to MilCloud 2.0 could pose unnecessary security risks, one lawmaker warned. The slow migration to MilCloud 2.0 by Defense agencies and field activities is a “delayed realization of enhanced security, which is paramount in the…

Over the last five months, cyberattacks have reached an inflection point as bold, opportunistic hackers succeeded in compromising America’s most critical infrastructure — water (Oldsmar, Fla.), food (JBS) and fuel (Colonial Pipeline) supplies. Profit is a key motivator: Reports reveal…

To ease the migration from public-key cryptographic algorithms to quantum-resistant algorithms, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCOE) has released a draft document describing migration challenges and approaches for facilitating that migration. NIST has…

With ransomware attacks on the rise, many organizations are trying to decide if they can hold firm against attackers or will be forced to pay to decrypt their files. New research out of the University of Texas at Austin investigates…

In response to the Biden administration’s cybersecurity executive order, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has posted two new pieces of guidance. “Security Measures for ‘EO-Critical Software’ Use” outlines security measures for critical software use, such as applying practices…

To make it easier for warfighters and commanders to trust the data they receive, the Army is testing a customized “blockchain-light” technology that helps verify the provenance of data without the compute requirements of traditional blockchain applications. “Our primary focus…

As ransomware attacks increase in size and scope, no one is safe: the public and private sectors are both vulnerable to — and considered major targets for — multipronged cyberattacks that can shut down a global corporation or snarl an…

To help block cyberattacks attacking the electric grid, researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have developed a device that alerts operators to abnormal commands and automatically blocks them, preventing attacks from accessing and damaging critical power grid components. The Constrained…

Federal, state, local and officials recently participated in tabletop election security exercise with private-sector partners, working through hypothetical scenarios that might impact election operations and sharing best practices around cyber and physical incident planning, preparedness, identification, response and recovery and…

Federal agencies are stepping up their efforts to help public- and private-sector organizations protect themselves from attack. The new website StopRansomware.gov aims to be a one-stop shop where individuals, businesses and other organizations can find resources to help mitigate their ransomware…