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FEMA Expands its Reinsurance Program by Transferring $275 Million in Flood Risk to Capital Markets
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
FEMA continues to engage reinsurance markets to help strengthen the financial framework of the National Flood Insurance Program and promote private sector participation in flood-risk management.
Getting Ahead of the Ransomware Epidemic: CISA’s Pre-Ransomware Notifications Help Organizations Stop Attacks Before Damage Occurs
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Over the past several years, ransomware attacks have caused extraordinary harm to American organizations: schools forced to close, hospitals required to divert patients, companies across all sectors facing operational disruption and expending untold sums on mitigation and recovery.
Virus Basics
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
A computer virus is a program that spreads by first infecting files or the system areas of a computer or network router's hard drive and then making copies of itself.
Readout from CISA’s Sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, the first quarterly meeting of 2023.
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Preparing for Technological Transformation in Emergency Communications Centers
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Emerging and established technological developments and the evolving 911 environment have changed the way telecommunicators handle emergency and non-emergency calls.
SAFECOM Publishes 2023 SAFECOM Strategic Plan
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
The SAFECOM Executive Board is pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 SAFECOM Strategic Plan.
SAFECOM Publishes 2022 SAFECOM Annual Summary
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
The SAFECOM Executive Board is pleased to announce the publication of the 2022 SAFECOM Annual Summary.
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Land Mobile Radio (LMR) for Information Technology (IT) Professionals
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Information Technology (IT) professionals are often tasked with planning, provisioning, implementing and managing Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks with the assumption that all computer networks have the same general requirements
SAFECOM Publishes Fall 2022 SAFECOM Bi-Annual Meeting Executive Summary
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
SAFECOM members came together for the second consecutive in-person meeting post-pandemic, on December 13-14, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida, where members received a keynote address from CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan and heard real-world public safety communications successes and challenges in response to the Surfside building collapse and Hurricane Ian.
CISA Releases the Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE-ERDC) released the co-developed Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide (MTS Guide) for use by federal agencies, local governments, and industry decision makers that manage risk and enhance resilience to critical infrastructure systems and functions through conducting resilience assessments.
We want YOU to Help Defend the Nation from Cyberattacks
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Our nation is facing unprecedented risks from cyber threats. In parallel, many organizations and individuals are experiencing uncertain times. While uncertainty can be a major cause of stress, it can also provide opportunity for those who know where to look
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Release the Paging: A Vital Link for Public Safety Document
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Paging technology has continuously served as an integral part of public safety operations. This technology has evolved from simplistic, one-way tonal notification to more complex, two-way forms of communication that enable more immediate and appropriate response through the sharing of critical information.
The Cost of Unsafe Technology and What We Can Do About It
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Last month, I was honored to speak at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to meet with students and faculty to discuss the critical topic of technology product safety.
CISA Establishes Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot Program
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Recognizing the persistent threat posed by ransomware attacks to organizations of all sizes, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announces today the establishment of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) as authorized by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) of 2022.
CISA and Girl Scouts of the USA Strengthen Collaboration to Bring More Young Women into Cybersecurity
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) today that formalizes the collaboration between the two organizations in their pursuit to bridge the gender gap in cybersecurity.
Under the Promise of Early Success, CISA Expands its Beta Mobile App Vetting Service
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Mobile devices are an integral part of our everyday operations, and their growing prevalence provides more than simple convenience within the federal space.
3 Reasons Why You Should Work at CISA
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
The mercury’s rising and it’s getting warmer. Here at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), it’s #HotHiringSpring! Since 2018, CISA has been America’s cyber defense agency and we’ve been growing every day since.
CISA and Women in CyberSecurity Strengthen Partnership to Bridge Gender Gap in Cyber and Tech
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
In recognition of International Women’s Day, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) in order to work even closer together to bridge the gender gap in cybersecurity.
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Release LLA and LLE: Are You Really Secure?
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Are you really secure when using your land mobile radio? Most Project 25 (P25) radio systems come with built-in safeguards, but the availability of software key generators and other attack vectors used by threat actors means that new P25 features are needed to maintain P25 communications security.
Celebrating 20 Years of Science and Technology
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
It is often said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rose from the ashes of 9/11.