Jacob Livesay

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies convenes stakeholders to discuss countering nation-state efforts to spread disinformation ahead of Election Day, while transitioning to post-quantum cryptography is on the agenda this week at two federal advisory board meetings hosted by the Commerce Department.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released guidance in partnership with the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative on how software manufacturers and service providers can deliver secure updates to users, as part of the agency's secure by design work.

The government should put out data on the effectiveness of foreign influence campaigns as part of its public communications on election interference, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says in a new report on election security trends.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has granted a two-week extension for stakeholders to submit feedback on a guidance document outlining common cybersecurity pitfalls for software developers.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a report on quantum computing risks to operational technology network environments from the standpoint of IT convergence and access control issues, as part of the agency’s post-quantum cryptography initiative.

Government leaders plotting the next steps for civilian agencies in their zero trust journey should look to a solution architecture from the Navy as a model for implementation and apply a similar red-teaming approach for assurance, according to Microsoft Federal chief technology officer Steve Faehl.

MITRE is urging the National Science Foundation to focus on design principles for enhancing resilience in cyber-physical systems and implementing artificial intelligence into threat prediction tools, as part of the government’s effort to respond to a presidential advisory board report.

The Cloud Security Alliance is offering critical infrastructure owners and operators recommendations in a new guide for incorporating zero trust principles into operational technology and industrial control systems.

The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board meets this week to hear from federal officials and industry stakeholders on CISA’s secure by design initiative and NIST framework efforts, while Election Day arrives on Tuesday and a think tank examines how GPS vulnerabilities impact national security.

Federal officials from three councils under the leadership of the Office of Management and Budget have published a zero trust guide providing long-term planning considerations for data protections under ongoing modernization efforts.