Security Management

The Government Accountability Office is urging OMB to adhere to nearly 40 recommendations to strengthen tech-related practice implementation across the federal government.

Microsoft will require multi-factor authentication for all sign-ins to the Azure portal and Entra and Intune admin centers by Oct. 15 as part of its Secure Future Initiative.

This week's Security Update also includes news about a huge private equity investment for Kiteworks and Arctic Wolf's plans to take its cyber readiness program direct to customers.

Adoption of duplicate but separate critical infrastructure systems will increase following the widespread global IT outage stemming from a botched CrowdStrike Falcon update, SentinelOne's CISO said.

Federal contractors would be subjected to more stringent vulnerability disclosure rules established by the NIST under new bipartisan legislation

Government agencies are reportedly working on a cyberinsurance policy that would apply to cataclysmic cybersecurity events.

Iranian hackers targeting U.S. elections have ramped up efforts to manipulate voters, particularly swing states.

The U.S. has significantly more ICS exposed to the internet than the UK does.