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CISA Issues Emergency Directive Requiring Federal Agencies Mitigate Vulnerabilities in VMware Products

WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 22-03 today requiring federal civilian executive branch agencies running specific VMware products to apply VMware updates or remove the products from agency networks until the update can be applied. For all affected VMware products identified as being accessible from the internet, agencies are directed to…

Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Commercially Available Vulnerability Assessment Tools

This report provides an index of automated vulnerability assessment tools as of May 2, 2011. It summarizes pertinent information, providing users a brief description of available automated vulnerability assessment tools and contact information for each. CSIAC does not endorse, recommend, or evaluate the effectiveness of any specific tool. The written descriptions are based solely on vendors’ claims and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Product Validation…

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FUTURE WEBINARS

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Leveraging Blockchain Technologies to Secure Document Dissemination in the Defense RDT&E Community

Hosted by: Mr. Wen Zhu

June 15, 2022 12:00 pm

Explainable, Do-It-Yourself Artificial Intelligence Supporting the DoD and the Intelligence Community

Hosted by: Dr. Anthony Hoogs

June 29, 2022 12:00 pm

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Leveraging Blockchain Technologies to Secure Document Dissemination in the Defense RDT&E Community

Hosted by: Mr. Wen Zhu

June 15, 2022 12:00 pm

Leveraging the HyperLedger blockchain platform and drawing upon lessons learned from digital rights management (DRM) initiatives, NIRA is working with the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) to develop a solution that promotes effective document and data publication and sharing within the defense research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) community. In addition to high availability and…

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18th Annual Homeland Security Week

March 25, 2025 - March 26, 2025

Join the Homeland Security community March 25-26 in the Washington, DC area for IDGA’s 18th iteration of the Homeland Security Week Summit, where leading experts and key decision-makers from DHS, DOJ, local law enforcement, and…

Voice From the Community

Col. Anthony J. Franks

U.S Air Force

Col. Franks is the Vice Commander of the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA. Comprised of over 2,500 personnel with a headquarters, three groups, and 13 squadrons, his Wing supports Joint Service and multinational airlift missions in the United States and abroad. As a former Air Force Reserve command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, Col. Franks has flown combat missions in nearly every major worldwide contingency. He worked in several commands and was deployed numerous times throughout his military career. He is also a United Airlines First Officer rated in the Boeing 757 and 767