Cyber
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CongressCISA Passes, Most Amendments Fail
Following the Senate’s rejection of most amendments brought to the floor, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S.754) passed late Tuesday 74-21. This vote followed a strong 83-14 bipartisan cloture […]
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Business/FinancialIronNet Cybersecurity Raised $32.5 Million In Series A Funding Round
IronNet Cybersecurity, a cybersecurity solutions provider founded by former NSA and U.S. Cyber Command head Keith Alexander, raised $32.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Trident Capital […]
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CyberNIST Seeks Public Comments On Project To Protect Privacy Online
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comments on a new project that aims to protect privacy and security when reusing credentials at multiple internet service […]
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CongressWhite House and DHS Secretary Johnson Support CISA
Both the White House and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced support this week for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA, S.754), currently under consideration in the […]
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Cyber
U.K. Agrees With China Not To Support Cyber Theft Of Intellectual Property
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week reached a series of strategic agreements, including a prohibition on both countries’ governments not supporting the cyber-enabled […]
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CyberChinese Government Still Hacking Commercial Companies, Report Says
CrowdStrike, a company that provides cyber protection services, said Monday it has detected several attempted intrusions against private companies originating in actors affiliated with the Chinese government–just several weeks after […]
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CongressMcConnell Sets Votes On CISA And Related Amendments For Tuesday
After the Senate voted on Thursday to permit debate to move forward on cyber security legislation and then rejected a privacy amendment to the bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
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Business/FinancialThales Acquires Vormetric Cyber Firm
Thales signed an agreement to acquire Vormetric, a provider of data protection solutions in physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures, for $400 million, the company said Monday. The acquisition is subject […]
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Congress
Burr Expects Senate To Vote On Cyber Security Bill Early Next Week
The Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday he expects cyber security legislation that promotes the voluntary sharing of cyber threat indicators between the private sector and the […]
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Cyber
U.S. and South Korea Promise To Increase Cyber Cooperation
Following South Korean President Park Guen-hye’s second visit to Washington, D.C. last week the governments of the United States and South Korean agreed to increase cyber cooperation between the countries, […]