Cybersecurity News

A new Palo Alto Networks survey shows that 78 percent of information technology decision-makers whose internet of things-based devices are linked to their organization’s network said they saw an increase in the number of IoT security incidents driven by the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said Wednesday it commissioned technology […] More

Splunk will offer discounted products and services to help federal agencies comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order on cyber response. The company said Tuesday its Government Logging Modernization Program will provide federal agency customers with cloud packages, lower-cost storage options, exclusive programmatic pricing, security expertise and cloud migration assessments. Cloud packages and migration services […] More

Comtech Telecommunications has introduced a new lineup of cybersecurity offerings designed to support clients’ threat monitoring and assessment, training and workforce development efforts. The new CyberStronger cybersecurity brand offers off-the-shelf and custom training and hands-on skills laboratories as well as capabilities to detect and manage cyber threats, assess competencies based on cybersecurity job requirements, Comtech […] More

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, has encouraged the federal government to draft a policy that actively addresses international cyber threats and fosters cyber innovation considering the previous cybersecurity breaches attributed to hackers from China and Russia, Wall Street Journal reported Monday. In an interview, Pichai said the increasingly connected world […] More

The Department of Defense plans to award TrussWorks a potential $14.8 million sole-source contract for a system designed to detect insider threats in support of the Defense Digital Service. The follow-on contract will continue existing work on the System for Automated Background Evaluation and Review, which has been renamed to the System for Insider Threat […] More

The Department of Defense has approved a static application security testing tool from Parasoft for use on government software development programs while meeting security and compliance standards. Defense agencies can now deploy Parasoft’s C/C++test containerized offering to meet the military’s growing applications needs without compromising software security and development speed, the Monrovia, California-based automated software […] More

Shift5, an Arlington, Virginia-based cybersecurity company, has secured $20 million in a round of Series A financing led by 645 Ventures and plans to use the investment to deliver operational intelligence and cyber platforms to operators of military vehicles and commercial transportation systems. “Defending the cyber-physical attack surface of planes, trains, and tanks is a […] More

Mike Baker, chief information security officer at General Dynamics’ information technology business, said the release of the cybersecurity executive order seeks to show that implementing cyber hygiene practices is a top priority for the U.S. government. “One of the unifying themes across the order is the standardization of cyber practices across agencies – this includes […] More

Mitre has established two organizations that will explore approaches to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats and address challenges in the public health care system. The Cyber Infrastructure Protection Innovation Center and Clinical Insights Innovation Cell will operate under Mitre Labs, which was created to advance applied science and technology innovation, the nonprofit company said Monday. […] More