Schultz: Layered Defense Needed to Shield Ports Seen as ‘Attractive Targets’ to Terrorists
"You think about from an adversary, a terrorist standpoint, wanting to impact the psyche of a nation." Keep Reading
Cyber Espionage Group Compromises Government Agencies, Oil & Gas, NGOs, Telecoms, IT Firms
Cyber attacks designed to gather intelligence on targets spread primarily across the Middle East as well as in Europe and North America. Keep Reading
GAO: Agencies Performing Well on Cybersecurity
Seven designated agencies - the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Defense, Commerce, Energy, and the Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence - developed government-wide policies, procedures, and guidelines to assist federal and nonfederal entities in their efforts to receive and share cybersecurity information. Keep Reading
CyberX Joins McAfee’s Security Innovation Alliance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) noted CyberX’s industrial cybersecurity platform when recommending new ways of securing manufacturing industrial control systems in its November report. Keep Reading
McAfee: NRCC Data Breach Undermines U.S. Voter Confidence
The NRCC breach also raises the issue of campaign committees being soft targets when compared to other government entities. Keep Reading
Huntington Ingalls Industries Acquires Cybersecurity Specialist G2 Inc
G2 provides solutions for challenges affecting the nation’s ability to collect, target, store, analyze and defend digital information. Areas of expertise include national cyber defense, computer network exploitation, cyber analytics and the distributed analytic platform. Keep Reading
Can Ransomware Attacks Be Prevented with a VPN?
When you use a VPN, your IP address is masked, which means that you enjoy the privilege of accessing the web with anonymity, making it harder for these ransomware creators to target your computer. Keep Reading
Pay-Per-Install Company Deceptively Floods Market with Unwanted Programs
Some of the deceptive tactics observed included fake movie playbacks and fake torrent downloads targeting both Windows and Mac systems. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Predictions: From AI to IoT, 2019 and Beyond
Beyond all-too-common corporate attacks, 2018 saw accelerated threat activity across a diverse range of targets and victims. Keep Reading
How Federal CIO Suzette Kent Is Reimagining the Cyber Workforce
The Office of Management and Budget recently issued a proposed rule that would give agency heads direct hiring authority for hard-to-fill IT positions. Keep Reading
