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Persistent engagement is best defense against nation-state adversaries

Sloppy setups, including the use of outdated encryption methods, make attacker infrastructures vulnerable to defenders looking for countermeasures.

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Removing the Trojan Horse from America’s ports

The software embedded in Chinese-made cranes for loading and unloading cargo could possess clandestine abilities.

Inside Chinese hacking company’s culture of influence, alcohol and sex

Hackers such as those at China's I-Soon outnumber FBI cybersecurity staff by “at least 50 to one,” FBI director Christopher Wray has said.

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A robust cybersecurity workforce needs more than degree requirements

There are more than 570,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the U.S. alone – with open positions increasing by 35% in the last year.

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A secure-by-design approach to federal open-source software

The security and protection of OSS are of the utmost importance as we move forward with the OS3I initiative.

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Conflicting government cyber mandates risk undermining US security

One FAR cyber threat reporting rule may impact up to 94,000 government contractors at a cost of more than $1.5 billion each year.

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Adopting a risk management framework for federal agency cybersecurity

The federal government uses the Common Vulnerability Scoring System to rate the severity of security vulnerabilities within software.

Opinion

The blind spots of zero trust for federal agencies

By establishing a comprehensive inventory of assets in IoT/OT, cryptography and cloud resources, agencies can mitigate threats posed in the environment.

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Three steps to building an effective digital identity ecosystem

Prioritizing a modern digital identity ecosystem is long overdue.

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Get ready for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0

The basic purpose of the program is to ensure that every organization doing business with the DoD is certified with a third-party audit.