Cyber
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Business/FinancialClaroty Cyber Firm Raises $32 Million In Funding; Announces New Advanced Cybersecurity Platform
Claroty, a cybersecurity and operational technology (OT) network protection company, announced Tuesday it raised $32 million in venture capital and also is launching a new advanced cybersecurity platform. The new […]
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CyberCarter Announces Third Defense Innovation Unit In Austin
The Department of Defense’s third Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) will be established in Austin, Texas, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday in a visit to the city. Two DIUx […]
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CongressSen. McCain Vows To Oppose Splitting Cyber Command And NSA
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sept. 13 that he would block a possible Obama administration proposal to separate the National Security Agency (NSA) […]
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Business/Financial
GSA Adds Four Cyber Security Services To IT Contract
To make it easier for government agencies to sort through potential cyber security services and to get work on contract more quickly, the General Services Administration (GSA) has added four […]
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CyberWhite House Names First Federal Chief Information Security Officer
The White House on Thursday named retired Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill as the first Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in line with the administration’s larger cybersecurity plans. Citing the […]
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CyberNATO Cyber Conference Outlines Future Challenges
The NATO Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Symposium (NIAS) 2016 emphasized the importance of increased partnerships to address cybersecurity risks and outlined future challenges on Sept. 7-8 in Mons, Belgium. “In […]
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CyberNATO Held Industry Cyber Workshop In August
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency held a cyber Threat Vector Analysis (TVA) workshop along with industry representatives in Valbonne, France on Aug. 23, the agency said Friday. Hosted […]
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Business/FinancialIntel Works With TPG To Spin Off McAfee As A New Jointly-Owned Independent Cybersecurity Company
Intel Corporation [INTC] and TPG announced an agreement on Wednesday for them to spin off McAfee as a new jointly-owned independent cybersecurity company six years after Intel initially acquired McAfee. […]
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CyberDefense Firms Flocking To DoD Cyber Threat Information-Sharing Program
A U.S. Department of Defense program for sharing cyber threat information with the defense industry has seen robust growth since its formation nine years ago, according to a DoD official. […]
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CongressHouse Panel Releases OPM Data Breach Report, Says Theft Could Have Been Prevented
A year-long investigation into a stunning breach of millions of personnel records and related fingerprint data from the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2014 and 2015 concludes the […]