Cyber
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ArmyRaytheon Opens Cyber Center In Georgia
Raytheon [RTN] has opened its newest cyber facility in Augusta, Ga., to especially provide services to the Defense Department, the company said Monday. The facility aims to provide resources to […]
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Business/FinancialCyber Firm PacketSled Completes $5 Million In Series A Financing Round
The cybersecurity company PacketSled completed a $5 million Series A round of financing led by Keshif Ventures, the company said Thursday. Keshif Ventures was joined by existing and new investors […]
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CyberCyber Top Issue For Next President, DNI Clapper Says
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper said July 28 that the top three issues he would brief the next president-elect on are cyber threats, the Islamic State and Russia. […]
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CyberNSA Certifies Raytheon’s New KG-350 Ethernet Encryption System
Raytheon [RTN] is launching a new National Security Agency (NSA)-certified KG-350 Ethernet encryption system that can work for classified systems, the company said Wednesday. The KG-350 can protect network communications […]
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Congress
Senate Homeland Security Leaders Approve Federal Cybersecurity Guidance Update
Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and ranking member Tom Carper (D-Del.) of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday welcomed an update to federal cybersecurity guidance addressing issues […]
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CyberU.S.-Japan Dialogue Reaffirms Cyber Cooperation
Officials from the U.S. and Japan held the 4th United States-Japan Bilateral Cyber Dialogue in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, reiterating the countries’ cyber cooperation. The U.S. delegation was led by […]
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Business/FinancialBelcan Acquires Intercom Consulting
Engineering consulting firm Belcan, LLC, on Wednesday said it has acquired federal information technology services firm Intercom Consulting & Federal Systems to give it more capabilities to provide services to […]
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Business/FinancialNSA Designates Unisys Cyber Network Product As Eligible For Use By Governments
The National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) evaluated and accredited the Unisys Corporation’s [UIS] Unisys Stealth product as certified for use by governments in over 20 countries to protect sensitive systems […]
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CyberObama Lays Out Policy For Federal Response To Major Cyber Incidents
President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a new policy directive that specifies how the federal government will respond to significant cyber security incidents against government and private networks with differing […]
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CyberLatest NIST Digital Authentication Guideline Draft Nixes Some Two-Factor Authentication, Restricts Biometric Authentication
The latest draft Digital Authentication Guideline (SP 800-63-3) released Tuesday by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) greatly devalues the popular SMS/text messaging-based form of two-factor authentication and […]