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NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
By Scott Rayder
Opinion
Why Volt Typhoon chose routers to target critical US infrastructure
Routers are targeted because they can connect networks to the internet, as well as connecting and controlling traffic across internal networks.
By Phil Lewis
Federal employee insurance impeded by sweeping healthcare cyberattack
Some policyholders said that they couldn’t access certain account statements.
Microsoft ripped over shoddy security in Chinese hack of feds
The hack was initially disclosed in July by Microsoft in a blog post and carried out by a group the company calls Storm-0558.
Opinion
National Cybersecurity Strategy compliance requires a modernized cloud
At the outset, there’s a need to blend legacy standards and practices with modern components to ensure all systems can communicate effectively.
By Lee Koepping
Opinion
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.
By Dan Wilbricht
Opinion
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.
By Joel Krooswyk
Opinion
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.
By Scott C. Algeier
Russian disinformation is on immigration. The real target is Ukraine.
Russian state media and online accounts tied to the Kremlin have spread misleading and incendiary content about U.S. immigration and border security.
By David Klepper
Opinion
US Forest Service warns of budget cuts ahead of risky wildfire season
Such reductions could be interpreted as limiting the firefighting workforce, compounding recruitment and retention challenges.
By Camille Stevens-Rumann
Opinion
How to build data resilience by leveraging backup, zero trust and AI
Air-gapped, immutable backups with isolated recovery allow agencies to keep operations running even when primary systems are compromised.
By Travis Rosiek