Cyber
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CongressHouse Members Introduce Bills To Strengthen Cyber R&D With Israel
House Homeland Security Committee members Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) on Thursday introduced two bills designed to bolster collaboration between the United States and Israel on cyber security […]
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CongressDHS Intel Chief Says Insider Threat Program Expected To Be Fully Operational In 2016
A department-wide program to protect against the unauthorized disclosure of classified information is expected to be fully operational by the end of this year in line with an Obama administration […]
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CyberWhite House Releases First Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy
The White House released its first Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy on Tuesday as part of President Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) and in response to the Office of Management […]
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CyberGlobal Financial Messaging Service Contracts With BAE, Fox-IT For Cyber Security Help
In the wake of recent cyber security heists of tens of millions of dollars via a global financial messaging system, the cooperative that manages the system on Monday said it […]
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Business/FinancialAvast To Acquire AVG For $1.3 Billion
Avast Software, a leading antivirus cyber software company, has entered into a purchase agreement with AVG Technologies N.V. [AVG] worth about $1.3 billion, the companies saidThursday. Under the agreement, Avast […]
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BudgetHASC Chair Concerned About ‘Diversity’ Of Threats
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said July 7 that the United States needs to be prepared to counter an increasing “diversity” of threats to its national […]
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Air ForceAir Force Faces Big Bill, Little Expertise In ‘Bolt-On’ Cybersecurity Effort
The Air Force wants to eliminate cybersecurity vulnerabilities in legacy platforms, but it faces a big bill and a limited workforce with the engineering skills necessary for the effort, according […]
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Business/FinancialCyber Firm Darktrace Raises $65 Million In New Growth Equity Financing
Darktrace, a cyber company that focuses on cyber threat defense software, raised $65 million in new growth equity financing, led by the global investment firm KKR, the company said Wednesday. […]
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CyberEuropean Union Launches Cybersecurity Public-Private Partnership
The European Commission (EC), the European Union (EU)’s executive cabinet branch, launched its first public-private partnership (PPP) on cybersecurity Tuesday, which expects to raise nearly $2 billion of investment by […]
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CyberJohnson Mandates Federal Agencies Assess High Value Assets For Cyber Risks
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson earlier this month directed federal civilian agencies and departments to work with DHS in assessing their high value network assets for cyber security risks and […]