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DHS cybersecurity mission facing real challenges

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As the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity responsibilities continue to expand, the agency is beginning to show signs that it may not have the resources to keep up. Although the department has made significant progress on programs designed to defend federal networks from malware, many key cyber leadership positions remain unfilled, the hiring process for new cyber talent is dangerously slow and the enterprise cybersecurity strategy that was due in March is now six months late with no estimate of when it will be complete. “I understand the Trump administration did not fill leadership positions relevant to the DHS cybersecurity strategy with any real sense of urgency, and ongoing vacancies may be contributing to the delays. But the strategy is six months overdue and that is not acceptable,” said Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., during a House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing Tuesday. The hearing continued a drumbeat of Congressional criticism during […]

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Former DHS secretary issues stark warning on election cybersecurity

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Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Thursday warned members of Congress that additional actions to standardize and improve the cybersecurity of state election systems must be taken before the 2018 mid-term elections and the 2020 presidential election. “National elections will be decided in key precincts in key states,” said Johnson, testifying before a task force of congressional Democrats investigating cyber threats to election infrastructure. “In other words, the integrity of our election outcomes on a national level dances on the head of a pin.” Johnson, who issued multiple public statements in the run up to the 2016 presidential election referencing attempts by Russian hackers to infiltrate election systems in dozens of states, said although he knows of no evidence that any ballots were altered, he remains very concerned about the integrity of state election systems, particularly voter registration databases. “Last years’ experience was a wake-up call,” Johnson said. […]

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How open source analytics can boost your cybersecurity arsenal

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Data growth never stops and the sheer volume and variety of this data has challenged organizations to makes sense of it all. Over the last few years, these groups have been turning to big data solutions to extract valuable insights and actionable intelligence from these massive new sets of data. Now organizations are beginning to leverage this same technology to modernize and reinforce their cybersecurity posture. In a discussion with FedScoop TV, Henry Sowell, Technical Director of Hortonworks Public Sector, commented on legacy approaches to detecting and addressing cyber anomalies. Many organizations rely on systems that are hampered by their inability to store and analyze large amounts of traffic their networks are generating. Sowell commented on these restrictions, “It’s not effective for today’s cyber landscape, especially when you’re considering that I need to be able to understand the patterns – the activity – that’s occurring on my network. These things […]

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How a cyber range can help you prepare for current and future threats

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Your networks are changing, and they are changing faster than your security operation can keep up with. Yet the adversary is moving as fast as the network is changing, and you may be compromised before you can blink. A testing environment needs to provide realistic environments, adversary attack campaigns, and training and assessment tools for your organization’s cybersecurity developmental, testing, and training requirements. Your security plan needs to not only fit what the network is now, but what it’s going to look like in the future. Learn how Tegile is allowing security practitioners to demonstrate the most likely and most dangerous courses of action for an adversary, and how that impacts the decisions senior leadership makes on protecting the network and supporting vital business functions. Download the tech brief here.

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