Cyber
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CyberUkraine Says Cyber Attack On Power Utility Came From Russia, Researchers Confirm Additional Infections
Hackers responsible for the late December 2015 cyber attack on part of Ukraine’s power grid were based in Russia, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry said Friday, according the […]
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CyberState Department Inspector General: IT Contingency Planning At Overseas Posts Deficient
The State Department’s Inspector General identified information technology (IT) planning deficiencies in almost 70 percent of overseas inspections performed in FY 2014 and 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) […]
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Business/Financial
Germany Awards GD Partner QGroup A Contract To Secure Army IT Networks
The German Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) awarded QGroup, a partner of General Dynamics [GD], a contract to deploy and maintain security appliances to secure IT networks, GD said Monday. […]
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Cyber
Navy Finalizes First Eight New Cybersecurity Standards
The U.S. Navy finalized the first eight of over 24 planned foundational cybersecurity standards to govern the majority of the service’s systems and program, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command […]
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Business/Financial
DISA Authorizes IBM Cloud For NIPRNet Access
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) authorized IBM [IBM] to deliver cloud services at the highest unclassified security level with direct access to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Nonsecure […]
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Army
Army Initiates Cyber Innovation Challenge To Help Manage Micro-Clouds Connected To Defensive Cyberspace Operations
The U.S. Army is initiating a Cyber Innovation Challenge to find technology solutions that can support the holistic management of a micro-cloud system used as part of the Army’s defensive […]
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CyberNATO and EU Agree to Share Cyber Defense Information
NATO and the European Union (EU) signed a cyber defense information sharing agreement, NATO said Wednesday. This Technical Arrangement on Cyber Defense was concluded between NATO’s Computer Incident Response Capability […]
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CongressClapper Reiterates Cyber As Top Threat, Says New Technologies Pose Challenges and Opportunities At Hearing
James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), reiterated on Tuesday that cybersecurity is the top national threat in hearings on the Intelligence Community’s (IC) Worldwide Threat Assessment. “The consequences of […]
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BudgetWhite House Proposing Major Increase In Federal Cyber Security Spending
The Obama administration today will propose a federal budget request for FY ’17 that includes more than $19 billion for cyber security efforts, a 35 percent increase over FY ’16 […]
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CyberSalient CRGT Wins $1.44 Million Contract To Provide IT Services To The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Salient CRGT, Inc., an information technology (IT) company, was awarded a $1.44 million task order by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to deliver IT Master Data Management (MDM) Solution […]