Management & Strategy

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Named IPv6 Considerations for TIC 3.0, the document was issued in line with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 21-07, which mandates CISA to enhance the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) program to ensure Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is implemented within federal IT systems. The new IPv6 guidance is meant to provide information on…

Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

LG said it will initially acquire a 64-percent stake in Cybellum for $140 million and it will acquire the remaining shares in the near future — if the valuation does not change, the remaining shares will be worth nearly $80 million. The Korean tech giant also plans on investing $20 million in the cybersecurity firm…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Before joining CISA as chief of staff, Todt served as managing director of the non-profit Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI). She also served as president and managing partner at risk management consulting firm Liberty Group Ventures between 2012 and 2016. Kiersten TodtAs for roles in the government, Todt served in 2016 as the executive director of…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

BreachQuest is building a SaaS platform, named PRIORI, that aims to modernize incident response by providing automated end-to-end readiness and response capabilities. The company says its product can provide enhanced visibility, continuously monitoring systems in an effort to detect threats. When a threat has been detected, the platform provides detailed information in order to enable…

Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

Forescout Research Labs and JFrog Security Research found a total of 14 vulnerabilities in NicheStack, a TCP/IP stack used by many operational technology (OT) vendors. The flaws, a majority of which have been assigned critical and high severity ratings, can be exploited for remote code execution, denial of service (DoS) attacks, obtaining information, TCP spoofing,…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes funding for roads, bridges, transportation safety, public transit, railways, electric vehicle infrastructure, airports, ports, waterways, broadband internet, environmental remediation, and power infrastructure. The White House said this week that the bill will also invest approximately $2 billion to “modernize and secure federal, state, and local IT and networks;…