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Rich Abott
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UncategorizedGovernment Still Ironing Out Role In Defending Industry From Cyber Attack
Even in the wake of near-disastrous data breaches of its own personnel records, and some of the largest corporations in the country, the U.S. government is woefully unprepared to detect […]
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Cybersecurity Task Force To Advise Next Administration
The Center for Strategic and International Security (CSIS) is convening the second iteration of a Cyber Policy Task Force to advise the next presidential administration on cybersecurity recommendations it can […]
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Hawkins Retires From DISA, Hands Leadership to To Lynn
Army Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn took command of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on July 23 during a ceremony at the Fort Meade headquarters. Lynn succeeds retiring Director Air […]
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Senate Appropriations Approves Increased OPM Hack Credit Monitoring, No Extra IT
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an appropriations bill July 23 that includes a requested $24 million in increased funding for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), mostly used to address […]
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New Senate Legislation Expands DHS Ability to Detect Cyber Breaches
A bill introduced in the Senate July 22 would greatly expand the powers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detect and defend against intrusions on any civilian government […]
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Congressman, Industry, And NGOs Warn U.S. Cyber Proposals On Wassenaar Too Broad
Stakeholders have warned the United States its proposed export controls on digital intrusion and surveillance technology for the international Wassenaar Arrangement are much too broad. Legislators, industry officials, and open […]
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DHS Unveils Expansion of ICE Cyber Crimes Center
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña unveiled a major expansion of the ICE Cyber Crimes Center (C3) on July […]
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Mayorkas Affirmed Cyber Cooperation With Israel
Alejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary of homeland security signed a joint statement with his Israeli government counterparts reaffirming both countries’ commitment to cooperating on cybersecurity issues the week of July 13, […]
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Lockheed Martin To Acquire Sikorsky, Divest Government IT And Technical Services Work
As expected, Lockheed Martin [LMT] on July 20 said it has agreed to acquire the Sikorsky Aircraft business from United Technologies Corp. [UTX] for $9 billion, adding a helicopter design […]
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IARPA Solicits For CAUSE Program Forecasting Cyber Attacks
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) office in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a broad agency announcement for its Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment […]