The Cybersecurity Framework is a work in progress. It has been generally well received by industry, but the old bugaboo of cybersecurity sharing remains a challenge as NIST mulls the next steps.
The United States is capable of wonderful innovation and spectacular achievements, from highway systems to fleets of satellites. But a lack of appetite for maintaining these accomplishments threatens our security and well-being.
The federal government has produced a body of standards and guidelines—including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework—that can help the private sector as well as government agencies improve information security.
Cybersecurity job openings are looking for people with a blend of technical, security, and industry-specific talents -- and it helps to know Python, Hadoop, MongoDB, and other big-data analysis tools, too.
Cybersecurity job postings grew by 91% between 2010 and 2014, faster than…
Antivirus company Avira reports a new wrinkle in malware: A phishing e-mail that contains explicit instructions for infecting your computer. It’s so crazy, it just might work.
According to Verizon's 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 317 million new pieces of malware -- computer viruses or other malicious software -- were created in 2014. That means nearly one million new threats were released each day.
Someone has to…
Agencies are getting more and better technology, but IT is not providing the productivity and return that it could. Federal customers need to partner with vendors to focus on mission and outcome for IT, not just functionality and affordability.
While the Justice Department is trying to get backdoors into mobile consumer devices, NIST is working to improve security and privacy of electronic medical records and devices.
Cybersecurity has a high profile in the president’s agenda for his final year. There are some good ideas in his Cybersecurity National Action Plan, but whether they translate into improved security will depend on Congress and the next president.
DHS plans to begin an automated threat information sharing program for the private sector this month. Not everyone is enthusiastic, but some think the department can be a catalyst for improved cybersecurity collaboration.