PERSPECTIVE: Thwarting Chinese and Russian Cyber Attacks Starts at Home
We need a carrot-and-stick approach: a set of both incentives and expectations to protect our economy and national security. Keep Reading
Army Cyber Protection Brigade Activates New Detachment
The CPB's mission is to defend key terrain in cyberspace to deter threats and deliver effects that ensure freedom of action for friendly forces while denying the same to adversaries. Keep Reading
A Multidimensional and Multi-Stakeholder Approach Can Counter Maritime Cyber Threats
By the end of July 2020, cyber attacks targeting the maritime sector had already risen by 400 percent since the outbreak of the coronavirus. The number of attacks in 2021 is likely to be much higher. Keep Reading
McAfee Cybercrime Study Finds Businesses Vulnerable and Underprepared
McAfee released a new global report on December 7 titled “The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime,” which focuses on the significant financial and unseen impacts that cybercrime has worldwide. Keep Reading
Cyber and Space Feature Heavily On U.K.’s Largest Defense Budget for Decades
The U.K. has announced a new agency dedicated to developing Artificial Intelligence, the creation of a National Cyber Force and a new ‘Space Command’ that will protect the U.K.’s interests in space. Keep Reading
U.K.’s Cybersecurity Center Handles Record Number of Incidents
The growing threat from ransomware is starkly revealed in the review, which discloses that the NCSC handled more than three times as many ransomware incidents compared to last year. Keep Reading
British Armed Forces Launches Dedicated Cyber Regiment
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) has launched the 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, which will protect vital defense networks at home and on operations overseas. Keep Reading
By Light and FireEye to Train Cyber Mission Forces
The merged capabilities provide a platform to train defensive cyberspace operators against the malware tools threatening Department of Defense networks. Keep Reading
Perspecta Labs Awarded Contract for Autonomous Defensive Cyber Operations
The objective of the program is to develop a suite of cyber capabilities for the U.S. Army that are autonomous, secure, easy to deploy and configure, adaptive and resilient to adversarial deception. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Why a Security Operations Center Is Necessary for Strong Cyber Defense
Best practices for handling the challenging cybersecurity landscape dictate that the entire lifecycle of a cybersecurity incident be concentrated. Keep Reading
Automation Anywhere and Tanium Join Leidos Alliance Partner Network
Leidos has announced the addition of Automation Anywhere and Tanium into the Emerging Technology category of the Leidos Alliance Partner Network. This category includes start-ups or companies that have a capability that either improves upon an existing technology or is entirely new. Keep Reading
Navy Moving Ahead to Create Special Cyber Office
The new special assistant, who also will be the department’s chief information officer, and the deputies are being recruited from experts in the private sector. Keep Reading
GAO: Army Unequipped for Cyber Threat from Adversaries
A new Government Accountability Office report says the U.S. Army is currently unequipped to meet the cyber threat from adversaries such as China and Russia, citing staffing, training and equipment deficiencies. Keep Reading
Wipro’s State of Cybersecurity Report Finds Organizations Focusing on IoT, Cloud While Developing Cyber Defense
One in five CISOs are now reporting directly to the CEO and 15% of organizations have a security budget of more than 10% of their overall IT budgets. Keep Reading
How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare
On June 20th, hours after a Global Hawk surveillance drone, costing more than a hundred million dollars, was destroyed over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, the United States launched a cyberattack aimed at disabling Iran’s maritime operations. Keep Reading
What NotPetya Tells Us About the New Era of Cyber Warfare Two Years Later
National policymakers can't be leaving companies as sometimes the only defense against nation-state attacks. Keep Reading
Lessons from the Baltimore Ransomware Takedown
Three weeks after the attackers struck, city government systems remained crippled, leading municipal leaders to ask for federal assistance to help finance a cleanup that’s likely to cost at least $18.2 million. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Artificial Intelligence Has Mighty Defensive Benefits for Cyber Warfighter
AI can accurately detect early indicators of intrusions through fast automation, powerful platforms, and advanced algorithms. Keep Reading
FBI to Small Business: Cybercriminals Seeking to Exploit Your Vulnerabilities
Cyber security is not cheap, but there are some basic inexpensive steps businesses should take to become more proactive in their own defense. Keep Reading