From ‘Concept of Collusion’ to Obstruction Questions: Highlights from the Mueller Report
"Efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful... because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders." Keep Reading
NSA Gave Contractors $630M in Incentives; Watchdog Has Questions
The highly secretive National Security Agency may have relied too heavily on the contractor incentives provided in cost-plus award fee contracts, according to a new inspector general report. Keep Reading
Former NSA Director Rogers, DIA Director Burgess Join McCrary Institute Board
The McCrary Institute leverages technology, research and scholarship to develop practical solutions to real-world problems in the areas of cyber and critical infrastructure security. Keep Reading
WATCH: NSA’s Rob Joyce on the Importance of Being Cyber Aware
Former White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce, who returned to the National Security Agency in May, issued a reminder about the importance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Keep Reading
Are Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality the Stuff of Science Fiction in the SOC?
It is easy to dismiss virtual reality and augmented reality in a security operations center (SOC) because they are mostly over-hyped technologies whose consumer applications are riddled with cyber vulnerabilities. Keep Reading
AT&T’s Winning Bid for NSA Contract Was More Expensive
AT&T bid $2.55 billion on a coveted contract to "technically evolve" the National Security Agency's IT environment, which is an initiative to provide enterprise IT services to NSA/CSS and affiliate locations worldwide. Keep Reading
OIG: Most Civil Rights Infringement Claims Against DoJ Do Not Need Further Investigation
Between July 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, the period covered by this report, the OIG processed 539 new civil rights or civil liberties complaints and found 500 did not fall within the OIG’s jurisdiction or did not warrant further review. Keep Reading
NSA Seeks Year’s Best Cybersecurity Research Paper
Considerations in the evaluation of the nominated paper may include scientific merit and significance of the work reported and the degree to which the paper exemplifies how to perform and report scientific research in cybersecurity. Keep Reading
No Authority Granted for NSA to ‘Disrupt’ Russia Election Hackers, Senators Told
Rogers: "Some specific work" done while awaiting "policy decision that indicates that there are specific directions" to act. Keep Reading
Future of U.S. Cyber Command is Efficient, Effective and Agile
U.S. Cyber Command is increasing its team and moving resources from Strategic Command to the Unified Cyber Command. It has around $27.3 million in FY 2017 funding for its elevation efforts, including hiring new staff. Keep Reading
