This week’s cybersecurity news in review includes articles on warnings of possible cyber attacks on federal agencies from Iranian-based operators, efforts by the FBI and CISA to work together to deter hackers, a study showing a big increase in attempted cyber attacks during the first half of this year, concerns that local election officials will are not capable of stopping cyber attacks related to the November elections, and a new GAO audit of the Treasury Department’s failure to collect enough data on the U.S. financial services sector’s cyber risk mitigation efforts. There are also stories on a new House bill to make significant changes in digital identity management across the nation, a survey on federal employees use of IoT devices and the cybersecurity concerns about such use, congressional action on setting minimum security requirements for government-purchased IoT devices, and how the Intelligence Community is at least partially embracing use of BYOD. Finally, there is coverage of changes affecting Air Force cyber teams, the new Space Force’s concerns about cybersecurity, and the latest developments affecting the Pentagon’s CMMC cyber certification initiative for contractors.
FBI, CISA warn of attacks against federal systems from Iranian-based actor
Nextgov reports on a Sept. 15 advisory from DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the FBI that warns government systems are being targeted by an Iran-based threat actor working to use VPN and cloud software vulnerabilities to obtain data and possibly deploy ransomware. Read more…
FBI and CISA teaming up to thwart hackers
Federal News Network quotes FBI Director Christopher Wray as saying the bureau is working with CISA, part of DHS, to improve communication between government industry in order to deter ..
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