Decisions Oriented Inc.

04/26/2022

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2022/04/cisa-adds-industrial-control-system-specialists-joint-cyber-defense-collaborative/365904/

Companies in the space are trying to shape public policy and push for money agencies can use to—among other things—track their devices and other assets.

03/29/2022

We at Decisions Oriented would like to congratulate Vantresa on her achievement of being inducted into UMGC's Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

02/21/2022

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2022/02/nist-suggests-agencies-accept-word-software-producers-executive-order/361644/

The standards agency said an attestation from vendors themselves would be sufficient when screening for cybersecurity, unless an agency's risk calculus suggests otherwise.

02/08/2022

https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2022/01/taking-control-ransomware-and-other-malware-zero-trust-strategy/361102/

Antivirus, sandboxing and similar detection techniques can’t keep up. It’s time for agencies to transform their approach to thwarting malware.

02/03/2022

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2022/01/white-house-starts-clock-zero-trust-adoption/361222/

Agencies will have to meet specific zero trust security requirements by the end of fiscal year 2024 under a new policy memo, including updates to identity policies that will affect how federal employees access systems and applications.

01/07/2022

https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2020/07/why-government-needs-move-quickly-zero-trust/166884/

Most experts agree that the best path forward would be zero-trust networking, although the concept is defined differently depending on who you happen to ask.

11/17/2021

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/4/pentagon-unveils-cmmc-2-cybersecurity-plans

Pentagon Unveils CMMC 2.0 Cybersecurity Plans

11/17/2021

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2021/11/cisa-launches-government-cybersecurity-incident-and-vulnerability-response-playbooks/186869/

The playbook stems from an executive order issued in May.

11/16/2021

RT : Rethinking cybersecurity: What your zero-trust strategy is missing. It’s time for agencies to understand and take steps to implement zero trust to safeguard against modern cyber-attacks as well as comply with new regulations.
https://t.co/IXmJVkCsuT https://t.co/RF0R64OQIO

It’s time for agencies to understand and take actionable steps to implement zero trust to safeguard against modern cyber-attacks as well as comply with new regulations.

11/11/2021

Gov. Hogan names Maryland's first-ever chiefs - Technical.ly Baltimore https://technical.ly/baltimore/2021/11/10/maryland-chief-data-privacy-officer/

Technical.ly grows local technology communities by connecting organizations and people through news, events and services.

11/03/2021

Mitre Provides Recommendations for Congressional Efforts on Federal

Mitre recommends Congress consider actions regarding leadership, legacy systems, cyber risk management framework and other aspects related to improving federal cybersecurity.The organization said it advises lawmakers to boost the authority of federal cybersecurity leaders with regard to cyber risk m

10/19/2021

Congratulations to All! 2021 50 awards winners

Scoop News Group is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 CyberScoop 50 awards. Voters nominated and selected the most impactful leaders in government and the private sector who spend their time detecting foreign espionage, stopping ransomware attacks and safeguarded data. Scoop News Group re...