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The non-profit national security advisory firm MITRE is inviting cyber engineers and other industry professionals to test the capabilities of D3FEND 1.0, its newly launched cybersecurity ontology providing ways to create a common language and defense concepts in the cyber domain. The ontology has tripled its semantic graph size since the release of D3FEND’s beta […] More
Soon after our informative November conversation with Tom Afferton, president of the cyber mission sector at Peraton, the Department of the Treasury experienced a swift blow to its security apparatus. According to Reuters, on Dec. 8, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency partner BeyondTrust, a cybersecurity provider, reported that its systems had been compromised. What is now believed to […] More
Space systems and software company Auria has announced the integration of a network detection and response, or NDR, capability to its cybersecurity platform CAASI, short for Cognitive Autonomous Artificial System Intelligence. Advanced artificial intelligence and unsupervised machine learning have been incorporated into the next-generation CAASI NDR for increased threat detection in the increasingly complex cloud […] More
Carahsoft Technology has teamed up with Black Duck Software, formerly known as Synopsys Software Integrity Group, to offer application security testing to the U.S. government. Carahsoft said Thursday that it will serve as the Master Government Aggregator of Black Duck’s AST offerings. Carahsoft, Black Duck Announce Strategic Agreement Under the partnership, Carahsoft will make Black […] More
CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity company, has earned Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization for three new security modules. The Austin, Texas-based firm said Wednesday its CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform received FedRAMP authorization for CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, CrowdStrike Falcon for IT and CrowdStrike Falcon Data Protection. The three key modules are now accessible to […] More
Chitra Productions subsidiary aiComply has partnered with Carahsoft Technology, a government information technology services provider, to bring artificial intelligence-powered compliance offerings to the public sector. Carahsoft said Tuesday it will serve as the public sector distributor for aiComply and make its products available to the public sector, including NavigateCyber. aiComply’s NavigateCyber NavigateCyber is a modular, AI-powered automated platform […] More
Arcfield has upgraded PuriFile, its data exfiltration and infiltration protection tool designed to secure sensitive data and networks across multiple domains for the government. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company said Tuesday that PuriFile v10 strengthens defenses against internal and external cyber threats for U.S. intelligence, defense, civilian and state and local agencies by safeguarding classified data and […] More
For General Dynamics Information Technology‘s Matthew McFadden, transitioning to post-quantum cryptography is not simply a technical upgrade or challenge but is “a mission-critical imperative,” according to an article posted Monday on Government Executive. The Urgency of PQC Adoption The need for PQC stems from the potential for quantum computers to eventually overcome current cryptographic encryption […] More
CyberNINES, a certified third-party assessment organization, or C3PAO, announced that it started its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2 assessments on Jan. 2, the first day authorized by the Department of Defense. The Madison, Wisconsin-based company said Friday companies handling controlled unclassified information, or CUI, are required to undergo CMMC Level 2 assessments. Enhancing Cybersecurity Through […] More
Rajant and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command have signed a three-year cooperative research and development agreement. Under the CRADA, Rajant said Thursday that it will work with the Army to evaluate the ability of its various offerings to handle electronic warfare and cyber threats. The offerings to be assessed include those involving artificial intelligence […] More
The cybersecurity platforms of Palo Alto Networks for cloud, security and network operations have been certified for use at the high-impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The platforms integrate diverse security tools harnessing artificial intelligence and automation, offering customers operational efficiencies as well as cyberthreat protection, Palo Alto Networks said. Palo […] More
The supply chains for software, hardware and firmware are complex, and securing the cybersecurity supply chain is a multi-pronged effort. The federal government’s recent initiatives have agencies looking beyond their networks to the practices of their vendors. For industry, this means a host of new requirements. Alex Whitworth, an executive focused on cybersecurity solutions at Carahsoft, […] More
