DHS to Order Agencies Implement E-mail, Website Encryption Tools

The Homeland Security Department plans to issue a binding directive Oct 16 requiring agencies to implement a slew of new e-mail security protections. The directive will give agencies three months to implement a tool called DMARC that helps prevent hackers from spoofing an e-mail’s sender, Assistant Secretary Jeanette Manfra said during a Global Cyber Alliance event in New York. Agencies must also implement a separate e-mail protection tool called STARTTLS, Manfra said.