More than 200 women and men participated from U.S. Service Academies and Senior Military Colleges as well as civilian interns from NSA’s cyber-focused development programs in the three-day competition designed to develop and test cybersecurity skills. Keep Reading
Reports made to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) show that U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families lost more than $420.5 million to cybercrime between 2016 and 2020. Keep Reading
It will “outline threats and risks to 5G infrastructure,” Noble said and be based on work by the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), which is “currently assessing 5G adoption across the threat landscape and examining ways to minimize those risks to the US.” Keep Reading
The bipartisan group’s letter said China is pouring over $150 billion in semiconductor manufacturing subsidies and investing $1.4 trillion in their efforts to become the dominate global technological power. Keep Reading
According to a pair of reports published recently by a media watchdog, TikTok can swiftly channel young users from relatively benign interests to more troubling topics – and even into the arms of some of the extremist movements involved the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol in January. Keep Reading
Police Chief Chris Magnus of Tucson, Ariz., was selected to lead Customs and Border Protection while Ur Jaddou, the former director of DHS Watch, was selected for USCIS and John Tien was nominated for deputy DHS secretary. Keep Reading
Former NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis picked to be the first national cyber director, former NSA deputy for counterterrorism Jen Easterly picked to lead CISA, and Rob Silvers, former assistant secretary for cyber policy at DHS, chosen as DHS undersecretary for policy. Keep Reading
A nuclear facility in Iran was hit by "sabotage" a day after it unveiled new uranium enrichment equipment, the country's top nuclear official says. Keep Reading
The use of violence by criminals involved in serious and organized crime in the EU appears to have increased in terms of the frequency of use and its severity. The threat from violent incidents has been augmented by the frequent use of firearms or explosives in public spaces. Keep Reading
Immigration increases include USCIS funding and Office of Professional Responsibility to process CBP, ICE complaints. Keep Reading
RazorSecure Security Gateway is a virtual platform for hosting security applications onboard, with a firewall being one of the most critical of those functions. Keep Reading
Cofense has announced the acquisition of Cyberfish, provider of next-generation phishing protection powered by computer vision and advanced machine learning technology. Keep Reading
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. is to acquire Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC (CRS). The acquisition agreement is due to complete on or before April 16. Keep Reading
An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department's cybersecurity practices, including how it manages and responds to cyber threats. Keep Reading
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has launched a call for expression of interest concerning an Ad Hoc Working Group on the EU Cybersecurity Market. Keep Reading
Dutch media reports that National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security staff with fake social media accounts are secretly following citizens as well as hundreds of political campaign leaders, religious leaders, and left and right activists. The report says the information is shared within the Netherlands and to foreign security services. Keep Reading
Ten universities around the U.K. have become the latest to receive official recognition for their postgraduate degrees in cybersecurity from the country’s leading experts. Keep Reading
Pendley allegedly told the undercover FBI employee he planned to attack web servers that he believed provided services to the FBI, CIA, and other federal agencies. He said he hoped to bring down “the oligarchy” currently in power in the United States. Keep Reading
The DOJ Justice SOC (JSOC) passed the assessment with flying colors, meeting all required standards and exceeding them in 35 of the 40 cybersecurity evaluation areas. Keep Reading
NSA’s National Cyber Exercise (NCX) is part of a year-round cyber education program that culminates with an unclassified exercise designed to reinforce the learning principles taught in the classroom. Keep Reading