CYBERSECURITY

& Information Systems Digest

14 JANUARY 2025

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CISA PUBLISHES DRAFT NATIONAL CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the Draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) update for public comment on the Federal Register. The NCIRP is the nation’s strategic framework for coordinated response to cyber incidents along four lines of effort: asset response, threat response, intelligence support, and affected entity response. It includes coordination mechanisms, key decision points, and priority activities across the cyber incident response life cycle.

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FEATURED ARTICLE

3MDEB Cyber Soldiers with Japanese partners during the Keen Sword 25 Cyber range at Sagami Depot, Japan. Keen Sword 25 took place from October 23 to November 1, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Lucas Bires). (2nd Lt. Lucas Bires)

3rd MDTF Cyber Defenders Partner With Allies During Keen Sword 25

SAGAMI DEPOT, Japan — A cyber mission element from the Multi-Domain Effects Battalion (MDEB), 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, partnered with joint and allied forces to conduct defensive cyber operations as part of Keen Sword 25 from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, 2024. An MDEB Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Mission Element partnered with Japanese and Canadian…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

What are the major requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification for DoD contractors and subcontractors?

In response to the repeated attacks on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain, the release of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) introduces a verification mechanism that will ensure the necessary security mechanisms are in place to better protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and other sensitive data made available to contractor organizations. CMMC was developed from the contributions of multiple organizations and entities,…

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For over 50 years, the advantages in cyberspace have favored attackers, not defenders. Until the publication of the “U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy” in 2023, it was never a goal to shift that advantage.  Cyber defense gaining advantages over attacks needs to be measured; however, metrics remain at the level of individual controls or enterprises.  This…

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Ryan Ceresani

Artificial Intelligence/Machine- Learning (AI/ML) Engineering Manager, Lockheed Martin

Ryan Ceresani leads an applied computer vision team that develops novel, innovative products across a wide range of sensors and modalities at Lockheed’s AI Center. The team has a heavy focus in rapidly maturing capabilities from research to fieldable, edge platforms. Beyond AI development, this includes a focus on robust, traceable ML operation processes and high-quality, modular software applications.

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