Defense’s updated plan focuses on role-specific requirements and comes as the agency’s cyber workforce strategy is slated for imminent release. ByKirsten Errick February 17, 2023 Defense companies aren’t seeking reprieve from inflation … yet ...
August 2, 2021 The July 29, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report determined "the extent to which the DOD is meeting federal requirements, DOD guidance, and DOD strategic goals related to recruitment and retention programs for its civilian cyber workforce." ...
“The 8140 policy series unifies cyber workforce development efforts under a common umbrella and facilitates greater mobility across population types,” Patrick Johnson, director of the workforce innovation directorate, said. “The manual will guide the department’s ability to verify and advance capabil...
Another cybersecurity priority is improving the workforce in DOD defending networks. Sherman said he is working on a full review of the workforce to find a way to support those working in cyber. Sherman also announced a deadline for a new cyber workforce strategy that will need to be complete...
An enterprise security strategy requires the ability to lock down a device from a potential cyberattack within seconds. This means devices must have sophisticated cybersecurity mechanisms built into the devices themselves. For example, defense-grade security solutions likeSamsung Knoxcan secure mobile dev...
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The DoD’s Zero Trust strategy calls for layered cybersecurity controls for existing IT infrastructure and cloud services to “reduce the attack surface, enable risk management and effective data-sharing in partnership environments, and quickly contain and remediate adversary activities.” It spans se...
Since then DoD hasreleaseda security guide, which aligns DoD cloud security requirements with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), the standard for federal government cybersecurity for cloud services. Companies can also hold more sensitive data by meeting more stringent requi...
“In addition to getting the OCDAO up and running for [full operational capacity], rest assured we'll remain laser-focused on our CIO duties—cybersecurity, digital modernization and other areas the department relies on us for,” Sherman told reporters during a press call on Wednesd...
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