Workers across the country are being sent home and told to telework as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. As virtual meetings and other online interactions become a reality for many federal agencies and businesses, so too do the related cybersecurity threats.
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April 01, 2020
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is seeking feedback now through May 1, 2020, on a white paper titled, Methodology for Characterizing Network Behavior of Internet of Things Devices. Learn more about this white paper.
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March 24, 2020 |
Nearly a week into the Trump administration’s directive to maximize telework, agencies have adjusted to a new normal under the coronavirus pandemic.
In the news
March 24, 2020 |
A huddle between agencies may have yielded new cybersecurity guidance for teleworking federal employees.
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March 24, 2020 |
Americans have pivoted quickly to working from home during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are some tips to protect you and your company’s cyber health.
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March 19, 2020 |
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has proposed the creation of a reference framework that will help address privacy and security gaps in healthcare organizations that employ telehealth systems.
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March 18, 2020 |
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) and 10 private sector and academia technology partners are collaborating on the Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem Project.
Announcements
March 18, 2020
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has invited 10 technology providers and industry experts to collaborate on the Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Ecosystem Project.
Announcements
March 17, 2020 |
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released new draft project description Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture. Publication of this project description begins a process to further identify project requirements, scope, and hardware and software components for use in a laboratory environment.
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March 17, 2020 |
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today shared a number of measures that should be taken by remote workers to prevent eavesdropping and protect their privacy during virtual meetings while working from home during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 10, 2020 |
Palo Alto Networks‘ Unit 42 security division said medical equipment is outdated and vulnerable to hacker attacks and health care organizations are displaying poor network security hygiene.