Cyber
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CyberDHS Offers Community College Students Cyber Security Training
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday announced a new initiative designed to help students and veterans in the nation’s community colleges to obtain experience and skills by working with […]
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Cyber
Symantec Reports Increased Cyber Attacks On Contractors
Symantec [SYMC] has observed a shift in cyber targets from the federal government to manufacturing, including defense contractors. Defense contractors accounted for six of the top 10 manufacturers affected by cyber […]
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Cyber
TASC Advances Mobile Apps For DoD And Intel Use, Company Says
TASC, Inc. has successfully prototyped applications that can be integrated into users mobile devices out in the field, the company said. The applications would allow a standard iPhone, iPad or […]
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CongressAdministration Again Threatens Veto Of Cyber Information Sharing Bill
As it did last year, the Obama administration yesterday threatened to veto a bipartisan bill that would provide the private sector with incentives to share cyber threat information with the […]
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Cyber
DISA Achieves IOC As Cloud Service Broker For Defense Department
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) yesterday said it has achieved initial operational capability for its mission to act as the computer network cloud broker for the Defense Department, which […]
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Business/FinancialNIST Gathers Industry Partners For National Cybersecurity Center Of Excellence
A year after creating a center of excellence forging new solutions to cyber security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology yesterday said it has added 11 industry partners. The […]
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Business/Financial
DoD CIO Takai Cautions Against Over-Connecting Critical Infrastructure To The Internet
Teresa Takai, chief information officer at the Department of Defense, said the department is looking at ways to decrease its use of the Internet while maintaining connectivity. “We’re looking at […]
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Cyber
DHS Proposes Boost In Cyber Security Funding To Bolster Federal Defenses
In keeping with the Obama administration’s focus on boosting the nation’s defenses against cyber attacks, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Congress for a nearly […]
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Congress
House Intel Panel Approves Cyber Threat Sharing Bill
The House Intelligence Community on Wednesday marked up and overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill that would give the private sector liability protections to encourage information sharing about cyber threats. The […]
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BudgetHouse Intel Committee To Propose Changes To CISPA
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will propose numerous amendments Wednesday when it marks up the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R. 3523). Committee Chairman Michael Rogers […]