Secret Service needs to make key improvements to zero trust effort says watchdog
GAO says the agency should adopt IPv6 for its public-facing systems and update its zero-trust architecture implementation plans.
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Agencies behind on IPv6 likely to attract OMB’s attention, says task force chief
Federal IPv6 Task Force Chair Robert Sears says agencies on track to miss required transition deadlines will be more closely monitored.
Federal IPv6 Task Force preparing transition plan guidance
Step one focuses on forming an agency's transition team.
CISA releases finalized IPv6 security considerations for TIC 3.0 implementation
The new guidance explains how the transition will affect network management operations.
CISA issues promised draft guidance aligning TIC 3.0 with federal IPv6 mandate
In it the agency proposes mitigations for potential conflicts between IPv6 and TIC 3.0.
GSA stresses agencies align IPv6 and zero-trust plans ahead of next week’s deadline
Agencies have until next week to submit their zero-trust architecture implementation plans, per President Biden's cybersecurity executive order.
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Officials urge agencies to coordinate their IPv6 and zero-trust plans
Agencies' IPv6 implementation plans are due before the end of fiscal 2021.
IPv6 is now the standard for federal agencies’ internet traffic
It'll be awhile before the government moves entirely away from the older IPv4 standard, but OMB has now set specific milestones and deadlines.
OMB issues another draft memo pushing IPv6, but will agencies react this time?
The White House is clear about what it wants, but the switch to IPv6 has been in the works for a long time already.
Will smart cities power the future of cybercrime and mass surveillance?
Cyber criminals are developing increasingly sophisticated methods of concealing malware in legitimate network traffic. Research by a group of European cybersecurity experts is raising new concerns about…