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Public-Private Partners Huddle to Tackle Security at the 88th Annual NFL Draft
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 12, 2023
Local officials, federal agencies, and military engineers went the whole nine yards in partnering with the National Football League (NFL)
SAFECOM Membership Spotlight: Mr. Keith Victor, SAFECOM At-Large (Connecticut Capitol Region Council of Government)
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 12, 2023
Wes Rogers, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Keith Victor, SAFECOM At-Large, Connecticut Capitol Region Council of Government
CISA Releases White Paper Highlighting R&D Needs and Strategic Actions for Enhancing the Resilience of Critical Infrastructure
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announces the release of the white paper, Research, Development, and Innovation for Enhancing Resilience of Cyber-physical Critical Infrastructure: Needs and Strategic Actions, developed by the Resilient Investment Planning and Development Working Group (RIPDWG).
The Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC) Releases The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Encryption in P25 Public Safety Land Mobile Radio Systems Guide
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: The Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC) has released TheWho, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Encryption in P25 Public Safety Land Mobile Radio Systems document. This document is a comprehensive guide that provides readers new to the topic of encryption with a discussion of...
Make a difference in Public Service Join CISA!
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: This week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joins government partners across the nation to celebrate and thank all of those who have dedicated their careers to public service. While their service may not always make headlines, public servants play a vital role in making our communities safer, healthier, and more secure.
CISA Welcomes Inaugural Cyber Innovation Fellows
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2023
News Release: I truly believe that CISA is the best place to work in government. We tackle some of the hardest problems, work every day to defend the nation, and lead the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure that Americans rely on every hour of every day. All of this is powered by the great team we have at CISA, and today, our team is expanding in a cool, new way.
The Attack on Colonial Pipeline: What Weve Learned & What Weve Done Over the Past Two Years
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2023
News Release: Today marks two years since a watershed moment in the short but turbulent history of cybersecurity. On May 7, 2021, a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline captured headlines around the world with pictures of snaking lines of cars at gas stations across the eastern seaboard and panicked Americans filling...
SAFECOM Membership Spotlight: Mr. Keith Victor, SAFECOM At-Large (Connecticut Capitol Region Council of Government)
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: SAFECOM, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agencys (CISA) premier public safety communications advisory council, is made-up of public safety stakeholders with a diverse set of experiences and backgrounds. Mr. Keith Victor, of the Connecticut Capitol Region Council of Government, offered to share some of his insights about SAFECOM and the direction of the public safety communications community.
Public-Private Partners Huddle to Tackle Security at the 88th Annual NFL Draft
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: Kansas City, Mo. Local officials, federal agencies, and military engineers went the whole nine yards in partnering with the National Football League (NFL) to enhance security for the 88th annual draft that concluded this past weekend. In the months leading up to this years highly anticipated draft, the...
CISA, Cyber National Mission Force Leaders Share How They Partner: First-Ever Ops Revealed to Industry
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO In line with the theme for this years RSA Conference,Stronger Together,Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Hartman, U.S. Cyber Commands Cyber National Mission Force commander, delivered a presentation on the importance of partnership in defending Americas critical infrastructure while holding malicious cyber actors accountable.
U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand Release Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Cybersecurity officials provide recommendations and resources to help communities balance efficiency and innovation with cybersecurity, privacy protections, and national security
When Disaster Strikes, Emergency Communicators Need to Get Connected and Stay Connected
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Whether emergency communicators find themselves responding to a wide-scale disaster or a more localized event, the last things they need to worry about are congested networks or communications failures. Access to reliable and secure communications is a lifeline between all the people who play a role in an emergency response and often can make the difference between life and death. Something that both of us have personally experienced in our careers in public safety.
Salute to Emergency Communications Coordinators: Stories from the Field
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: April is Emergency Communications Month and is a time to acknowledge the important impact of state and local emergency communication professionals nationwide. These stories from the field represent some of the many ways CISA supports emergency communications teams enhance their resiliency and increase security.
CISA - Building Cyber Hygiene Capacity in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Cybersecurity is a global issue. A system or network vulnerability exploited on the other side of the world can quickly cause implications across geographical boundaries, directly impacting the critical infrastructure Americans rely on for their way of life. For this reason, the CISA Global Strategy calls for capacity building with our international partners to make cyberspace safer and more secure for their citizensand ours.
CISAs Cyber Experts Talk Shop on the Need for Safer Tech
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Last week, CISA and 9 U.S. and international cybersecurity agencies released a whitepaper titled "Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk: Principles and Approaches for Security-by-Design and Default." For those of you playing along at home, 10 agencies signing onto a document is a record number for...
CISA Announces Plans to Establish Logging Made Easy Service
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announces plans to develop and establish Logging Made Easy (LME) tool, a service originally developed and maintained by the United Kingdoms National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) until March 31, 2023.
Accelerating Our Economy Through Better Security: Helping Americas Small Businesses Address Cyber Threats
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Our nations economic strength and future is grounded in the vitality and prosperity of Americas 33 million small businesses. Entrepreneurs and families across our country invest time, energy, and priceless resources in building and sustaining their businesses. With so much at stake and so much to do, ...
Building a Regional Radio Talk Path
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: When a convoy of truckers drove into the National Capital Region in March of last year, regional public safety and emergency management agencies jumped into action. Unlike stationary protests, this group moved, and moved quickly. This presented a challenge for agencies, which had to be able to work together...
NCSWIC PTE Committee Releases Leveraging the PACE Plan into the Emergency Communications Ecosystem
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: The National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) Planning, Training, and Exercise (PTE) Committee developed Leveraging the PACE Plan into the Emergency Communications Emergency Communications Ecosystem to serve as a guide on using the Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency...
CISA, FEMA and FCC Hold First National Meeting of State Alerting Officials
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: CISA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) held the first National Meeting of State Alerting Officials on April 25-26 in St. Louis, Missouri.