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The complexity of developing a cyber defense strategy
For decades, our adversaries have been and continue to constantly seek new ways to compete with the United States on a much more level battlefield. Cyber has much, if not all, of what they have been looking for.
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Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed US election system
Security experts have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system is its own best defense against trickery or sabotage. New evidence from a leaked intelligence document suggests that foreign adversaries are exploring ways to attack it anyway.
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Russia denies reports of hacking Qatar’s state news agency
Russian officials on Wednesday angrily rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news story that led to a split between Qatar and the other Arab nations.
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DARPA exploring how to hunt for hackers on a global scale
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to award multiple contracts for the Cyber-Hunting at Scale (CHASE) project, which addresses the development of strategic digital tools to dynamically process data leading to the detection and mitigation of cyberthreats across DoD networks.
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WannaCry: Top 5 lessons learned
The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.
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Another contractor charged with leaking classified NSA docs
On June 3 the FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner, a federal contractor that allegedly used her top secret clearance to obtain and transmit classified materials believed to be the NSA report on Russian efforts to hack voter-registration software companies and local election officials that was published by The Intercept on June 5.
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WannaCry: Top 5 lessons learned [Commentary]
The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.
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Hands Tied: Half of orgs say cyberattacks on the rise, but resource constraints persist
ISACA’s State of Cyber Security 2017 study found that the percentage of organizations with a CISO increased by 15 points from 2016. However, the percentage of organizations increasing their security budgets declined by 11 points.
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HHS Cyber Task Force report offers much-needed recommendations [Commentary]
Among critical infrastructure, the healthcare sector is the lowest-hanging fruit due to a persistent ignorance of cybersecurity and cyber hygiene best practices and a tenacious resistance to change and modernization, resultant from fear, lack of resources and a cultural prioritization of profit and convenience over security.
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HHS Cyber Task Force wants better partnerships, stronger federal leadership
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released its first report to Congress late Friday afternoon.
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The complexity of developing a cyber defense strategy
For decades, our adversaries have been and continue to constantly seek new ways to compete with the United States on a much more level battlefield. Cyber has much, if not all, of what they have been looking for.
-
Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed US election system
Security experts have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system is its own best defense against trickery or sabotage. New evidence from a leaked intelligence document suggests that foreign adversaries are exploring ways to attack it anyway.
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Russia denies reports of hacking Qatar’s state news agency
Russian officials on Wednesday angrily rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news story that led to a split between Qatar and the other Arab nations.
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DARPA exploring how to hunt for hackers on a global scale
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to award multiple contracts for the Cyber-Hunting at Scale (CHASE) project, which addresses the development of strategic digital tools to dynamically process data leading to the detection and mitigation of cyberthreats across DoD networks.
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WannaCry: Top 5 lessons learned
The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.
-
Another contractor charged with leaking classified NSA docs
On June 3 the FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner, a federal contractor that allegedly used her top secret clearance to obtain and transmit classified materials believed to be the NSA report on Russian efforts to hack voter-registration software companies and local election officials that was published by The Intercept on June 5.
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WannaCry: Top 5 lessons learned [Commentary]
The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.
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Hands Tied: Half of orgs say cyberattacks on the rise, but resource constraints persist
ISACA’s State of Cyber Security 2017 study found that the percentage of organizations with a CISO increased by 15 points from 2016. However, the percentage of organizations increasing their security budgets declined by 11 points.
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HHS Cyber Task Force report offers much-needed recommendations [Commentary]
Among critical infrastructure, the healthcare sector is the lowest-hanging fruit due to a persistent ignorance of cybersecurity and cyber hygiene best practices and a tenacious resistance to change and modernization, resultant from fear, lack of resources and a cultural prioritization of profit and convenience over security.
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HHS Cyber Task Force wants better partnerships, stronger federal leadership
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released its first report to Congress late Friday afternoon.
-
The complexity of developing a cyber defense strategy
For decades, our adversaries have been and continue to constantly seek new ways to compete with the United States on a much more level battlefield. Cyber has much, if not all, of what they have been looking for.
-
Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed US election system
Security experts have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system is its own best defense against trickery or sabotage. New evidence from a leaked intelligence document suggests that foreign adversaries are exploring ways to attack it anyway.
-
Russia denies reports of hacking Qatar’s state news agency
Russian officials on Wednesday angrily rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news story that led to a split between Qatar and the other Arab nations.
-
DARPA exploring how to hunt for hackers on a global scale
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to award multiple contracts for the Cyber-Hunting at Scale (CHASE) project, which addresses the development of strategic digital tools to dynamically process data leading to the detection and mitigation of cyberthreats across DoD networks.
-
WannaCry: Top 5 lessons learned
The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.
-
Another contractor charged with leaking classified NSA docs
On June 3 the FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner, a federal contractor that allegedly used her top secret clearance to obtain and transmit classified materials believed to be the NSA report on Russian efforts to hack voter-registration software companies and local election officials that was published by The Intercept on June 5.
-
WannaCry: Top 5 lessons learned [Commentary]
The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.
-
Hands Tied: Half of orgs say cyberattacks on the rise, but resource constraints persist
ISACA’s State of Cyber Security 2017 study found that the percentage of organizations with a CISO increased by 15 points from 2016. However, the percentage of organizations increasing their security budgets declined by 11 points.
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HHS Cyber Task Force report offers much-needed recommendations [Commentary]
Among critical infrastructure, the healthcare sector is the lowest-hanging fruit due to a persistent ignorance of cybersecurity and cyber hygiene best practices and a tenacious resistance to change and modernization, resultant from fear, lack of resources and a cultural prioritization of profit and convenience over security.
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HHS Cyber Task Force wants better partnerships, stronger federal leadership
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released its first report to Congress late Friday afternoon.
