Sarah Sybert

2 weeks ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Cybersecurity leaders cite growing priorities around security by design and zero trust to protect critical infrastructure, they said at CyberScape Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, Thursday. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Secure by Design framework calls for baking security into technology products from the beginning, rather than adding security on as an afterthought. The concept ties closely with current efforts around zero trust. “What do we see nation-state actors doing?

2 weeks ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Federal agencies see artificial intelligence as a key technology in thwarting cyber adversaries, officials said during the CyberScape Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, Thursday. This comes amid the Office of Management and Budget’s two new AI memos released Friday that outline how government should approach AI acquisition and accelerate AI innovation. “[AI] makes [adversaries] lies more believable,” said Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director at FBI Cyber, at the event.

2 weeks ago | govciomedia.com | Nikki Henderson |Sarah Sybert

Federal agencies are developing joint efforts with government partners and industry to share new cybersecurity frameworks, tools and defense strategies to stay ahead of growing digital threats, cyber leaders explained at the 2025 CyberScape Summit in Bethesda, Maryland Thursday. NIST’s CSF 2.0 Leverages PartnershipsNIST launched its Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0 in Feb. 2024.

1 month ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Rising trends in cyber fraud require electronic health record companies to implement stronger security measures. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is seeing a rise in fraudulent electronic prescribing trends for controlled substances and is calling on electronic health record companies to implement tech solutions to combat the emerging threat.

1 month ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

The agency is seeing success with initiatives like its Veterans Interoperability Pledge and USCDI standards in supporting veteran health care. The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeing returns on its interoperability efforts to enhance data sharing between its facilities and community health providers, agency leaders said at the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas Wednesday.