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NASA Audit: Cyber Risk Skyrockets with 'Work from Home'

SecureWorld News

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) has struggled to implement an effective IT governance structure that aligns authority and responsibility with the Agency's overall mission. NASA lacked an Agency-wide risk management framework for information security and an information security architecture.

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Will $1.9 Billion of Government Funding for Cybersecurity Help Protect the Nation’s Infrastructure?

CyberSecurity Insiders

government is allocating $1.9 government taking a more active role in the battle against cybercrime, more needs to be done defensively to protect the private companies that make?up of the CMMC, a framework for protecting the defense industrial base from complex cyber attacks. Thanks to the Biden Administration, the U.S.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Rebecca Krauthamer , Co-founder and CPO, QuSecure Krauthamer As new standards for quantum-resilient cryptography come into effect, many government agencies will move toward quantum-readiness.

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US National Cybersecurity Strategy: What It Means for Digital Identity

Security Boulevard

government has viewed cybersecurity as voluntary. Most notably, the strategy identifies the need for industry and government to work together, saying we "must drive effective and equitable collaboration to correct market failures, minimize the harms from cyber incidents to society's most vulnerable, and defend our shared digital ecosystem."

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Enhancing Security and Reducing Costs with Advanced Zero Trust Implementation

Centraleyes

With its core principle of “never trust, always verify,” Zero Trust overcomes the limitations of traditional architectures by requiring continuous verification. It’s a strategic model that incorporates Zero Trust Architecture into a system. The benefits of Zero Trust Architecture far outweigh the initial costs.

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Securing the edge with Zero Trust

CyberSecurity Insiders

This requires data-level protections, a robust identity architecture, and strategic micro-segmentation to create granular trust zones around an Organization’s digital resources. Think of it like the government or military’s “need-to-know” policy. The Zero Trust journey. Implementing Zero Trust.

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WEF Outlines Path to Cyber Resilience for Manufacturing Sector

SecureWorld News

Remarkably, the majority of building owners lack service agreements that govern provider access. Leighton: "It's becoming more and more evident that cybersecurity professionals need to be trained in cyber intelligence trade craft. More from Col.