Cyber
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CongressIndustry Officials Praise Cyber Information Sharing Efforts With DHS But Seek More Context
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) role in creating processes for sharing cyber threat information between the federal government and industry, particularly through a year-old automated portal, has been valuable […]
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CyberDTRA RFI Seeks Input On IT Support Including Migration To The Cloud
The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) issued a request for information (RFI) for industry input on strategies to implement a goal of evolving the agency information technology (IT) services […]
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CyberDHS Awards $16 Million In Contracts To Help Detect Vulnerabilities In New Software
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded Kestrel Technology, LLC and GrammaTech, Inc. separate contracts worth about $8 million each to help improve static analysis tools […]
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ArmyArmy To Bankroll Research Into Battlefield ‘Internet Of Things’
In future wars, the Army expects to fight on complex multi-domain battlefields in which almost every piece of equipment is connected to all others through a battlefield network. Vehicles, weapons, […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Doesn’t Expect To Use Systems Integrator For Biometric Exit Rollout
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last Friday said it doesn’t expect to use a large system integrator to design the backend capabilities for its planned rollout in 2018 of a […]
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Business/FinancialSymantec Forms Symantec Ventures To Accelerate Cyber Startups
Symantec Corp. [SYMC] formed Symantec Ventures to help cybersecurity startups accelerate the delivery of their innovation to the market, the company said Thursday. As part of this effort Symantec will […]
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Business/FinancialPalo Alto Networks Acquires Cybersecurity Behavioral Analytics Company LightCyber
Palo Alto Networks [PANW] has acquired LightCyber, a private cybersecurity company that previously developed an automated behavioral analytics technology, for $105 million in cash, Palo Alto Networks said Tuesday. According […]
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Congress
Pentagon Advisory Panel Outlines Initiatives For Cyber Deterrence; Includes “Thin Line” Of Second Strike Systems
To help ward off cyber attacks the U.S. must strengthen its cyber deterrence posture through three broad initiatives that include tailored deterrence campaigns, ensuring the resilience of key strike systems […]
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CyberCSIS And Intel Security Report Show Attacker Advantages in Cybercrime, Defender Issues
A new report released Wednesday from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Intel Security [INTC] finds attackers have the advantage in cybercrime while defenders are bound by […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Panel Would Give NIST Oversight Role For Federal Cyber Security
Over the objections of most Democrats on the panel, the House Science Committee on Wednesday passed a measure that would require a federal standards and measurement agency to lead an […]