Cyber threats

Study: 80 percent of elected officials don’t know if their state has cybersecurity incident plan

According to a study released on Monday by the Governing Institute, AT&T and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), 80…

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Harris CapRock debuts new SafePass Pro

Harris CapRock Communications announced on Thursday the launch of its SafePass Pro software, which is an advanced cyber security solution…

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Bipartisan group of officials introduces the McCaul-Warner Commission

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the National Commission on Security and…

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Tenable releases new security platform at RSA 2016

Tenable Network Security, Inc., released on Monday its latest security solution - a series of dashboard useable across multiple platforms…

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Strengthening cybersecurity, curbing threats the focus of 2016 RSA Conference

In the wake of a series of cyber-ransom events, 11 of Korea’s top information security companies will be showcased this…

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Experts: Cyber attacks adapt to changing prevention methods, cooperation key to stemming attacks

A subcommittee hearing chaired by U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) on Thursday heard testimony from leading cybersecurity experts on the…

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Tenable announces federal sales division for next-gen cybersecurity solutions

Tenable Network Security, Inc., announced on Monday that it is expanding its focus on the federal market by adding a…

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Symantec Endpoint Protection earns AV-TEST award for corporate products

Symantec Corp. announced on Friday that the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) won AV-TEST’s “Best Protection 2015 Award” for corporate products,…

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Johnson, Lynch host the Five Country Ministerial and the Quintet of Attorneys General

Meetings of the Five Country Ministerial and the Quintet of Attorneys General meetings were jointly held on Feb. 16-17 by…

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Upton, Pitts seek insight into FDA’s information security

As a response to the growing threat of malicious hacking scandals and cyber security threats, House Energy and Commerce Committee…

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Homeland Security maps out Cybersecurity Act implementation

Guidelines and procedures laid out by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 were issued on Tuesday by the Department of Homeland…

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory creating open-access power grid datasets for researchers

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) announced at the end of January that it will create open-access datasets for researchers…

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Industry leaders meet to discuss Pittsburgh’s role in cybersecurity innovation

More than 200 industry leaders convened in Pittsburgh in early February to discuss the region’s role in cybersecurity information and…

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INTERPOL, Barclays partner in Singapore for cyber security

INTERPOL and Barclays have announced that they will enter into a private-public partnership in order to enhance the cyber security…

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Potomac Institute: Terrorism threat continues to grow

The Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies held its “International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism: Review of 2015 and Outlook for 2016”…

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CCHS announces new active defense project

The Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (CCHS) based at George Washington University recently announced that it is launching a…

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Ari Schwartz joins Potomac Institute as senior fellow

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies announced last week that Ari Schwartz, Venable’s managing director of cybersecurity services, will join…

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Safe harbor data gets new “privacy shield”

The European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce announced an agreement on Tuesday of a safe harbor replacement deal, rebranded…

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Johnson releases statement regarding DHS Einstein Program

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson released a statement of Friday regarding a recent Government…

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Arbor Networks releases 11th Annual Infrastructure Report

Arbor Networks, Inc., recently released its 11th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, containing the expert opinions of security specialists and…

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GAO makes cybersecurity recommendations

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced on Thursday that it has made a series of recommendations to the Department…

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DHS’s enhanced cybersecurity services program unveils “Netflow”

The United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) enhanced cybersecurity services (ECS) program recently announced that it has approved its…

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Subcommittee on Communications and Technology schedules FirstNet progress update hearing

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology announced on Tuesday that it has scheduled a hearing for Feb. 2…

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World Economic Forum’s cybercrime project receives INTERPOL support

The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced at its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week that its set of recommendations…

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Battelle secures new DoD cyber security contract

Battelle announced on Thursday that it has been awarded s Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Cyber Security and Information Systems…

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves critical infrastructure protection revisions

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the revision of seven critical infrastructure protection (CIP) Reliability Standards on Thursday,…

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Palo Alto Networks sends execs to World Economic Forum

Palo Alto Networks recently announced that it will send several executives to participate in the 46th Annual Meeting of the…

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Fairfax County Economic Development Authority sponsors Cybertech 2016

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) recently announced that it is sponsoring the Cybertech 2016 international technology exhibition and…

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Sandia leads efforts to update power grid

Sandia National Laboratories is participating in the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium’s efforts to modernize the U.S.’s electrical grid and using…

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DHS announces the 2016 Cyber Volunteer Initiative

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last week that it will be accepting applications for the 2016 Secretary’s Honors…

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Ridge, Hickton set to speak at inaugural Cyburgh, PA Initiative Event

The Cyburgh, PA Initiative announced last week that former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and U.S. Attorney with the Western District…

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Lawmakers scold SBA head over mismanagement, non-compliance

Members of the House Committee on Small Business last Wednesday pushed back against Maria Contreras-Sweet, head of the U.S. Small…

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IT survey reveals 2016 concerns for network security

Spiceworks recently released a new survey of IT security professionals that found that internal end users - employees - are…

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CyberVista launches to aid cybersecurity training for business leaders

The Graham Holdings Company announced last week at CES in Las Vegas that its new subsidiary, CyberVista, will be launched…

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Mayorkas applauds Cyber Intelligence Integration Center

Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas released a statement on Thursday regarding the Cyber Intelligence Integration…

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