Cyber
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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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CongressPentagon 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 […]
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InternationalNATO Debuts Cyber Coordination Tool For Alliance And Partner Countries
The NATO-developed Cyber Information and Incident Coordination System (CIICS) is debuting at the alliance’s cyber operations center this week, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), said Monday. The […]
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InternationalEuropean Cyber Center Conducts Exercise With First Cyber-Kinetic Engagement
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) ran the Crossed Swords 2017 technical red teaming exercise earlier in February and included a cyber-kinetic engagement for the first time, […]
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CyberNavy Awards Four Multiple-Award Contracts For Procurement of Information Communication Technology And Equipment
The U.S. Navy awarded four separate indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed multiple-award five year contracts for procurement of information communication technology/equipment (ICT/E), the Defense Department said Thursday. The awardees are Cypher Analytics, […]
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CyberCyber Command Chief Aims To Delegate Offensive Warfare
The head of U.S. Cyber Command is trying to push offensive cyber warfare down to the “operational tactical level” in the next five to 10 years. “Offensive cyber, in some […]
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CyberDIA Awards GD $155 Million Contract To Manage Enterprise Communications For Combatant Commands
General Dynamics [GD] was awarded a $155 million five-year ordering period task order by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to manage enterprise communications for Defense Department Combatant Commands and subordinate […]
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CyberDefense Department Launches Open Source Code.mil Initiative For Software Collaboration
The Department of Defense (DoD) launched Code.mil, an open source initiative allowing software developers to collaborate on unclassified code written in support of DoD projects, the department announced Thursday. DoD […]