Anti-Israel groups now appear to be targeting the military and government after an initial focus on softer marks such as media websites, which were hit with distributed denial-of-service attacks that sought to flood them with traffic and force them offline, according to Tel Aviv cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. “In the last few…
The Pentagon’s senior information security official, David McKeown, confirmed today that the Defense Department remains on schedule to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework by fiscal year 2027 as originally planned. McKeown, who serves as the DOD’s deputy chief information officer and senior information security officer, emphasized the diligent efforts of his office in ensuring…
In a speech delivered to the Industrial Advisory Committee today, Laurie E. Locascio, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will announce the appointment of five distinguished leaders who will join the CHIPS Research and Development Office as part of the CHIPS…
The U.S. Department of Energy, along with multiple federal agencies, fell victim to a worldwide hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used file-transfer software, according to officials’ statements on Thursday. The Department of Energy confirmed that data was “compromised” at two entities within their organization, namely the DOE contractor Oak Ridge Associated Universities…
Cooling data centers has always been a challenge, but with the recent surge in AI-driven accelerated computing, it has become even more critical. As processors and GPUs generate significant heat, power consumption and heat dissipation issues intensify. Traditional cooling technologies limit an organization’s ability to deploy solutions, resulting in adverse effects on business operations. The…
A prominent member of Congress has raised concerns about the Department of Defense’s increasing dependence on Microsoft for cybersecurity tools and services, arguing that it limits competition and could pose security risks. Last month, Newsweek reported that many IT leaders within the Pentagon had opposed the decision to abandon a long-standing competitive cybersecurity program and…