Cyber
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CyberClapper Says Cyber Is Top National Threat Over Terrorism
James Clapper, the Director for National Intelligence (DNI), named cyber as the greatest threat to national security starting in 2013, he said during a speech on Jan. 29. “A lot […]
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CongressWhite House Promises More Consultations In Response To House Wassenaar Cyber Worries Letter
The White House vowed more consultations in a response to a House of Representatives letter sent to National Security Adviser Susan Rice late last year urging a revision to implementation […]
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CyberGeorge Washington University Announces New Cyber Project
The George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (CCHS) announced a new project focusing on active defense by the private sector against cyber threats, the school said Thursday. […]
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Harvard Report Says Law Enforcement Going Dark Encryption Worries Are Overblown
The worry that communications companies increasingly offering default encryption for their services will severely hamper law enforcement and intelligence operations is significantly overblown, according to a new report out Monday […]
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CyberJohnson Directs DHS To Develop Capabilities Against Unknown Cyber Threats
Following release of a government audit report last week that highlighted shortcomings in a federal cyber security system, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Saturday said he has directed his […]
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Cyber
International Cyber Group Announces Board of Directors
Philip Reitinger, President and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), announced the organization’s board of directors Thursday. The board is to direct operations of GCA and help it fulfill […]
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Cyber
DHS Cyber Security System Limited In Meeting Objectives, GAO Says
The cyber security system maintained and operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for protecting federal computer networks is limited in meeting its objectives, a government auditing agency says. […]
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CyberNew CSIS Report Examines North Korean Cyber Operations
A Washington, D.C.-based think tank released one of the only English open-source reports on North Korean cyber strategy on Tuesday Focusing on explaining North Korea’s cyber strategy and how it […]
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Battelle Wins $5 Billion Successor Defense Department Cybersecurity Contract
Battelle was awarded a $5 billion five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide technical cybersecurity work for the Defense Technical Information Center Cyber Security and Information Systems Technical […]
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Cyber
Administration Announces New Entity For Background Investigations; DoD Responsible For IT Security
The Obama administration is reforming the background investigation organizational and security structure as a result of the 90-Day Suitability and Security Review, to examine reforms in the federal background investigations […]