Federal Cybersecurity Newsletter - Jan. 9
Tracking Cyber Developments Under the Presidential Transition
Less than two weeks stand between president-elect Donald Trump and his return to the White House. As his cabinet nominees await their confirmation hearings, the GovCIO Media & Research editorial team examines the anticipated incoming leadership’s prior tech experience.
The new year has already brought the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a new CIO and the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) a new executive director. GovCIO Media & Research also reviews top trends of 2024 and predictions for 2025.
Trump's IC Picks Focus on Cybersecurity, Resiliency
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and former Chief of Staff to Acting Defense Secretary Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for national intelligence director and FBI director respectively, have expressed the need to boost cybersecurity within the IC.??
“You need to overhaul the infrastructure around these [legacy] systems to safeguard us from — what I view as — one of the easier threats our adversaries can deploy against America,” said Patel in an interview with Shawn Ryan.
How CMS is Bolstering Cybersecurity Efforts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Cyber Integration Center (CCIC) is using red, blue and purple teaming to monitor the agency’s critical infrastructure and prevent malicious actors from causing devastating cyberattacks.
CMS’ Acting CISO Keith Busby spoke with GovCIO Media & Research about enterprise level technologies and strategies that are helping the collaboration center succeed. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Top Trends of 2024 and Predictions of 2025
The first full week of 2025 is here, and with it comes top insights from last year. GovCIO Media & Research spoke with top federal IT leaders about their biggest tech priorities in 2024 and targets in 2025, including artificial intelligence, zero trust and more. Check out additional insights with our 2024 report, Federal IT Trends in 2024, Outlook for 2025.
HUD's New CIO Prioritizes Workforce Literacy, Zero Trust
Sairah Ijaz , HUD CIO, told GovCIO Media & Research that deploying responsible AI, driving workforce literacy and boosting zero trust will be key focus areas for her office in 2025.
“We’re looking at ways to build internal capacity, not just within our technology staff, but in our program offices, because they understand what the true problems are that they’re trying to solve,” said Ijaz.
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