Cyber
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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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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, […]