7 JUNE 2022

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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

CSIAC hosts live online technical presentations featuring a DoD research and engineering topic within our technical focus areas.

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…

UPCOMING EVENTS

Black Hat USA 2024

August 3, 2024 - August 8, 2024

Now in its 27th year, Black Hat USA returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas with a six-day program. The event will open with four days of cybersecurity training (August 3-8), with…

Cyber Security Training at SANSFIRE Washington, DC 2024

July 15, 2024 - July 20, 2024

This event is focused on highlighting what steps are necessary to defend an organization from external threats before a breach occurs in today’s workplace. To accomplish this, 40 virtual or in-person cybersecurity courses are offered…

Graph Exploitation Symposium 2024

July 16, 2024 - July 17, 2024

The symposium brings together leading experts from universities, industry, and government to explore the state of the art and define a future roadmap in network science. The themes of this year’s symposium are domain-informed models…

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