Cyber
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CyberGAO Finds Most Agencies Lacking In Adopting Federal Cyber Security Requirements
Despite congressional mandates and presidential orders, most federal agencies are still behind in implementing standards and frameworks for securing their networks, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon, Saudi Aramco In Cyber Security Joint Venture
Saudi Arabia’s national oil company and Raytheon [RTN] have agreed to establish a joint venture that will provide cyber security services in the Kingdom and the region, according to Saudi […]
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CyberLeonardo Says Cyber Attacks On Assets Up 110 Percent From 2016 Through 2018
Leonardo‘s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) convened cyber security experts on Dec. 13 in Rome for a Cyber Shield exercise, as the company said that cyber attacks on company assets […]
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Missile DefenseIG Says DoD Not Properly Protecting Technical Missile Defense Info
A Defense Department Inspector General (IG) report released Dec. 14 said officials are not consistently implementing security controls to protect ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) technical information. The IG found […]
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Cyber
AIA Issues Baseline Cyber Security Standards For Aerospace And Defense Industry
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) on Thursday released a risk-based cyber security standard aimed giving companies in the aerospace and defense industry set of baseline security controls that can evolve […]
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CyberDoD Receives ‘D’ Grade On Latest IT Scorecard, Agencies Improve Overall Performance
The Pentagon no longer has a failing grade for technology acquisition, by a slim margin, receiving a “D+” on the latest version of a congressional scorecard that showed overall improvement […]
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CyberPentagon Tech Leaders Offer Details To House Panel On New AI Center’s Mission
Top Pentagon technology officials told a House armed services panel Tuesday the department’s new artificial intelligence center is open and focused on scaling up current commercial and military capabilities needed […]
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Cyber
House Panel Finds Massive Equifax Breach Was ‘Entirely Preventable’
A new report from House Oversight Committee says the massive Equifax [EFX] data breach, which affected 148 million Americans, was “entirely preventable” and new reforms are required to better protect […]
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Cyber
DoD Proposes Rule To Eliminate Lowest Price Technically Acceptable For IT Acquisition
The Pentagon is looking to implement a new procurement rule that would block contracting officers from prioritizing the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) when considering IT purchases, the department said […]
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CyberTSA Releases Cyber Security Roadmap To Guide Efforts To Protect IT, Transportation Systems
On the heels of a new national cyber security strategy, the Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday released its own roadmap for protecting its information technology (IT) and the transportation system […]