Cyber
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CyberSAFETY Act Could Serve As Incentive For NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework, Industry Experts Say
The Department of Homeland Security’s SAFETY Act, which incentivizes companies to develop anti-terrorism technologies by reducing their liability in the event of failure, could provide similar incentives in cybersecurity, a […]
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Cyber
General Dynamics Adds Additional Malware Detection Capability To FidelisXPS
General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions–a division of General Dynamics [GD]– has added YARA malware detection to its main security software offering, FidelisXPS. An example of a YARA rule. Photo: Yara […]
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Cyber
HP Offers New Continuous Monitoring Service For The Public Sector
Hewlett-Packard [HP] said on Tuesday that it is offering a new continuous monitoring service to its federal government clients. The HP Continuous Monitoring for the Public Sector software and services […]
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BudgetClapper Says Intelligence Community Will Take ‘Higher Risks’ Amid Sequestration
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said yesterday that the Intelligence Community (IC) will have to make “strategic decisions” about cutting costs and accepting “higher risks” as it faces another […]
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Cyber
Report Warns Of Security Risks From Chinese Cloud Computing Industry
A new report from Defense Group Inc., a consulting group, suggests that growth in the Chinese cloud computing industry could pose national security risks to the United States. The report […]
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Cyber
DHS Awards Cybersecurity Contract To 17 Companies
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded 17 companies a cyber security contract as part of its Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. The $6 billion blanket purchasing agreement […]
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Business/FinancialCisco Acquisition Of Sourcefire Clears One Hurdle
Network security platform provider Sourcefire [FIRE] yesterday said the government’s Hart-Scott-Rodino review period for its pending acquisition by information technology network supplier Cisco [CSCO] has been terminated, satisfying one of […]
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Business/FinancialNIST Begins To Beef Up Cybersecurity Framework In Latest Draft
Building on stakeholder inputs from a workshop in San Diego last month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this week released the latest iteration of a draft Cybersecurity […]
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Business/Financial
Verizon Sees Jump In Cloud Service Customers
Verizon [VZ] reported a major increase in customer use of its cloud computing services in the past 18 months, according to a company report released on Thursday. Locations of Verizon […]
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Business/FinancialAccenture Investing $400 Million To Boost Cloud Computing Capabilities
Accenture [ACN] yesterday said it would invest more than $400 million over the next two years in its cloud computing capabilities and training to increase the depth of services it […]