Cyber
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CyberU.S. Unsuccessful In Renegotiating Wassenaar International Intrusion Software Export Controls
The United States was unable to renegotiate portions of the Wassenaar Arrangement’s export controls for intrusion software at the plenary meeting held from Dec. 6-8, delaying efforts to change language […]
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Business/Financialroot9B Wins $4 Million Multi-Year Agreement With Unnamed Global Leader
Cybersecurity company root9B signed a multi-year agreement with an undisclosed global sector leader to enhance the client’s cybersecurity environment to protect its global mission, the company said Thursday. Root9B is […]
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CyberWrap Up: New NTI Report Shines Light on Cybersecurity Needs at Nuclear Facilities
VIENNA — Governments, industry, and international organizations should work together to boost the cyber defense capabilities at nuclear facilities worldwide, according to a report from the nongovernmental Nuclear Threat Initiative […]
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Congress
Obama Directs Election Hacking Review, Congress Haggles Over Own Investigation Types
President Obama last week instructed the intelligence community (IC) to conduct a full review of the pattern of malicious cyber activity related to the U.S. presidential election cycle while Congress […]
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CyberNATO And FireEye Sign Agreement On Cyber Information Sharing
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency and FireEye, Inc. [FEYE] signed an Industry Partnership Agreement (IPA) on cyber information sharing on Dec. 15, the agency said Friday. The agreement […]
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CongressLangevin Asks Ryan To Create Select Committee On Cybersecurity
With congressional oversight disjointed and the intelligence community asserting Russian interference in the presidential election, Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) on Friday called on House Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.) to establish […]
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CongressSenate Passes Bill To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation With Israel
The Senate last Friday by unanimous consent approved legislation to expand an existing binational research and development program between the Department of Homeland Security and Israel. Under the United States-Israel […]
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Cyber
U.S. And China Complete Third High-Level Joint Dialogue On Cybercrime
Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson co-chaired the third U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues in Washington, DC on Wednesday […]
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CyberNATO Conducts 2016 Cyber Defense Exercise
NATO concluded its largest annual cyber defense exercise with over 700 participants, Cyber Coalition 2016, in Estonia on Friday. The exercise features a simulated cyber attack with participants working together […]
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CongressMcCaul Calls For Militarizing Southern Border; Trump To Tap Gen. Kelly To Lead DHS
Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Wednesday called for militarizing the nation’s southern border with more manpower, technology and a longer wall, saying that under […]