Cyber
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CyberOPM Hack Has Led To Cultural Shift On Cyber Security Across Federal Government, DHS Official Says
A data breach that was disclosed last summer by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) due to a successful cyber hack galvanized the federal government in a number of ways […]
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Business/FinancialNSS Labs Cybersecurity Company Raises $16 Million In New Financing Round To Grow Services
Information security research and advisory company NSS Labs, Inc. has raised $16 million in new equity and bank financing to help grow its suite of services, the company said Monday. […]
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Business/FinancialAccenture Acquires Maglan, Expanding Cybersecurity Services In Israel
Accenture [ACN] has acquired Maglan, a privately-held Israeli cybersecurity company, and will use its capabilities for a future cyber fusion center, the company said Monday. Maglan focuses on offensive cyber […]
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CyberDISA Awards Multiple Award Contract Worth Up To $137 Million For Electromagnetic Spectrum Services
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced Monday a multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth upward of $137 million to large and small business pools to provide electromagnetic […]
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Business/FinancialCisco Launches $10 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship; Creates New and Revises Cyber Certifications
Cisco [CSCO] announced a new $10 million Global Cybersecurity Scholarship program as well as enhancements to its security certification portfolio on Tuesday. The new scholarship is a two-year program meant […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Want To Accelerate Multimodal Component Of New DHS Biometric Database
A draft report by a House Appropriations panel wants the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accelerate plans for multimodal biometrics as part of a new biometric database the department […]
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Cyber
U.S., China Hold Second High Level Dialogue On Cyber Issues
The Justice Department said Tuesday night that the government officials from the United States and China held a second set of meetings involving cyber crime and related issues and decided […]
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Business/Financial
ManTech Acquires Cyber Security Unit Of Oceans Edge
ManTech International [MANT] on Monday said it has acquired the cyber business of Oceans Edge, Inc., boosting its capabilities and talent pool in the cyber security space. Terms of the […]
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Business/Financial
DHS Clarifies That Liability Protections Apply To Private-To-Private Sharing Of Cyber Threats
Answering the call from the private sector for more clarification around liability protections for private entities to share cyber threat data with each other under a relatively new law, the […]
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CongressSenators Warner And Gardner Launch Senate Cybersecurity Caucus
Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) have formed the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus as a platform for senators and their staff to stay informed on policy issues and developments […]