Cyber
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CyberFederal IT Managers Struggle With Persistent Insider Cybersecurity Threat
Nearly a quarter of all federal agencies lost data to a cyber incident in the past twelve months, according to a survey of federal information technology (IT) managers. MeriTalk, which reports […]
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BudgetHouse Passes $500 Million IT Modernization Bill
The House on Wednesday approved the $500 million Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act to improve federal information technology (IT) systems and bolster cyber security accountability. The bill (H.R. 2227), sponsored […]
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CyberTrump Seeks Enterprise View Of Federal Government In Cyber Security Order
The Trump administration is emphasizing a consolidated approach toward federal information networks and their security with rather than sticking with the disparate efforts of each individual department and agency, a […]
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InternationalDNI Threat Report Highlights North Korea, Syria, and Cyber In Threats Report
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) highlighted North Korea, the Syrian conflict, cyber issues, and terrorism in a report delivered to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Thursday. DNI Director […]
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CyberTrump Issues Cyber Security Order With Multiple Themes
Months later than originally planned, President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a long awaited directive on cyber security that among other things directs agency heads to be accountable for the […]
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Congress
Former FBI Official Suggests Burden Of Cyber Security Shift To U.S. Government
The current strategy of placing the burden of cyber security on end users, businesses and individuals, is failed instead should rest with the U.S. government, which has the primary responsibility […]
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InternationalRogers Says NSA Saw French Election Hacking, Working With International Partners
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) saw Russian hacking and dumping of information on French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign and warned the French government about the activity, the agency’s […]
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Business/FinancialWidePoint Acquires Identity Management Software From Probaris
Information technology solutions provider WidePoint Corp. [WYY] on Tuesday said it has acquired the identity management system software suite of Probaris Technologies in a small deal that adds biometric capture […]
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CyberHeritage Report Pushes Aggressive Private Sector Cyber Defenses
A Heritage Foundation report released last Friday supports allowing private U.S. actors to take more aggressive active cyber defensive actions. The report, “Next Steps for U.S. Cybersecurity in the Trump […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics Acquires Cyber Secure Product Line From Advatech
General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday said its Mission Systems division has acquired the Electronics and Communications Division of Advatech Pacific in a deal that expands its cyber security product offerings. […]