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SEC sues SolarWinds for alleged cyber neglect ahead of Russian hack

The 2020 hack penetrated U.S. government agencies including the Justice and Homeland Security departments, and more than 100 companies and think tanks.

6 weeks ago

How observability helps federal IT pros work smarter, not harder

Observability goes beyond traditional monitoring to provide proactive insights into problems before they occur.

By Sai Krishna

9 months ago

Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence

By constantly flexing the military’s cyber muscles to defend the homeland from inbound criminal cyber activity, the public demand for a broad federal response to illegal cyber activity is satisfied. Still, over time, the potential adversary will understand our military’s offensive cyber operations’ tactics, techniques and procedures.

By Jan Kallberg

22 months ago

US Cyber Command wants more money for network defense

U.S. Cyber Command is asking Congress for an additional $62.1 million in its unfunded priority list to harden networks from malicious cyberattacks.

By Mark Pomerleau

2 years ago

Biden urged by tech firms to embrace commercial software

Complicated software that the government buys or builds itself fails too often, the businesses argue.

3 years ago

A civilian cybersecurity reserve corps is needed for the Pentagon and DHS, lawmakers from both parties say

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to create a civilian reserve corps of cybersecurity experts to help defend national security interests.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago