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  • Trump administration needs comprehensive cybersecurity approach, says CSIS
    Trump administration needs comprehensive cybersecurity approach, says CSIS

    The Center for Strategic & International Studies Cyber Policy Task Force has assembled detailed recommendations on ways the incoming administration can create a secure, stable digital environment.

  • McCain: Russia Hack Should Spark National Cyber Policy
    McCain: Russia Hack Should Spark National Cyber Policy

    The US Senate Armed Services Committee will focus on beefing up the nation’s cyber security after alleged Russian meddling in US elections, which chairman John McCain at a committee hearing Thursday called “an unprecedented attack on our democracy.” The hearing, Congress’ first on the allegations, came amid GOP divisions over how tough to get with…

  • Pentagon subcontractor leaks classified personnel data
    Pentagon subcontractor leaks classified personnel data

    A faulty backup protocol resulted in Potomac Healthcare Solutions leaking sensitive personal information of military healthcare personnel.

  • Putin says Russia won’t expel US diplomats in hacking flap
    Putin says Russia won’t expel US diplomats in hacking flap

    Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for bringing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks.

  • Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel US Diplomats in Hacking Flap
    Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel US Diplomats in Hacking Flap

    Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for bringing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks. In a burgeoning controversy surrounding complaints from the Obama…

  • US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats
    US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats

    President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts.

  • Staffing Our National Cyber Defense [Commentary]
    Staffing Our National Cyber Defense [Commentary]

    To say there is a heightened concern over the ability to recruit skilled cyber resources to defend the nation is a woefully inadequate description. The defense industry, the critical infrastructure intelligence community, the military, local, state and federal authorities, and businesses in general are all competing for the limited number of resources that are available…

  • NIST introduces comprehensive cyber incident recovery guide
    NIST introduces comprehensive cyber incident recovery guide

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a special guide to supply tactical and strategic guidance for developing, testing and improving incident-specific playbook and recovery plans for cyberattacks.

  • In Ukraine, more evidence of hacking group’s Kremlin ties
    In Ukraine, more evidence of hacking group’s Kremlin ties

    A report released Thursday by CrowdStrike describes how a widely used cellphone application developed by a Ukrainian artillery officer to conduct strikes more quickly may have become the means by which the Russian government gained intelligence, such as the whereabouts of Ukraine’s military forces.

  • NIST wants help with quantum-resistant public-key cryptography
    NIST wants help with quantum-resistant public-key cryptography

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked cryptographers to send proposals on public key algorithms to resist the potential future threat of quantum computing.

  • Trump administration needs comprehensive cybersecurity approach, says CSIS
    Trump administration needs comprehensive cybersecurity approach, says CSIS

    The Center for Strategic & International Studies Cyber Policy Task Force has assembled detailed recommendations on ways the incoming administration can create a secure, stable digital environment.

  • McCain: Russia Hack Should Spark National Cyber Policy
    McCain: Russia Hack Should Spark National Cyber Policy

    The US Senate Armed Services Committee will focus on beefing up the nation’s cyber security after alleged Russian meddling in US elections, which chairman John McCain at a committee hearing Thursday called “an unprecedented attack on our democracy.” The hearing, Congress’ first on the allegations, came amid GOP divisions over how tough to get with…

  • Pentagon subcontractor leaks classified personnel data
    Pentagon subcontractor leaks classified personnel data

    A faulty backup protocol resulted in Potomac Healthcare Solutions leaking sensitive personal information of military healthcare personnel.

  • Putin says Russia won’t expel US diplomats in hacking flap
    Putin says Russia won’t expel US diplomats in hacking flap

    Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for bringing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks.

  • Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel US Diplomats in Hacking Flap
    Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel US Diplomats in Hacking Flap

    Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for bringing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks. In a burgeoning controversy surrounding complaints from the Obama…

  • US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats
    US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats

    President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts.

  • Staffing Our National Cyber Defense [Commentary]
    Staffing Our National Cyber Defense [Commentary]

    To say there is a heightened concern over the ability to recruit skilled cyber resources to defend the nation is a woefully inadequate description. The defense industry, the critical infrastructure intelligence community, the military, local, state and federal authorities, and businesses in general are all competing for the limited number of resources that are available…

  • NIST introduces comprehensive cyber incident recovery guide
    NIST introduces comprehensive cyber incident recovery guide

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a special guide to supply tactical and strategic guidance for developing, testing and improving incident-specific playbook and recovery plans for cyberattacks.

  • In Ukraine, more evidence of hacking group’s Kremlin ties
    In Ukraine, more evidence of hacking group’s Kremlin ties

    A report released Thursday by CrowdStrike describes how a widely used cellphone application developed by a Ukrainian artillery officer to conduct strikes more quickly may have become the means by which the Russian government gained intelligence, such as the whereabouts of Ukraine’s military forces.

  • NIST wants help with quantum-resistant public-key cryptography
    NIST wants help with quantum-resistant public-key cryptography

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked cryptographers to send proposals on public key algorithms to resist the potential future threat of quantum computing.

  • Trump administration needs comprehensive cybersecurity approach, says CSIS
    Trump administration needs comprehensive cybersecurity approach, says CSIS

    The Center for Strategic & International Studies Cyber Policy Task Force has assembled detailed recommendations on ways the incoming administration can create a secure, stable digital environment.

  • McCain: Russia Hack Should Spark National Cyber Policy
    McCain: Russia Hack Should Spark National Cyber Policy

    The US Senate Armed Services Committee will focus on beefing up the nation’s cyber security after alleged Russian meddling in US elections, which chairman John McCain at a committee hearing Thursday called “an unprecedented attack on our democracy.” The hearing, Congress’ first on the allegations, came amid GOP divisions over how tough to get with…

  • Pentagon subcontractor leaks classified personnel data
    Pentagon subcontractor leaks classified personnel data

    A faulty backup protocol resulted in Potomac Healthcare Solutions leaking sensitive personal information of military healthcare personnel.

  • Putin says Russia won’t expel US diplomats in hacking flap
    Putin says Russia won’t expel US diplomats in hacking flap

    Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for bringing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks.

  • Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel US Diplomats in Hacking Flap
    Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel US Diplomats in Hacking Flap

    Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for bringing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks. In a burgeoning controversy surrounding complaints from the Obama…

  • US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats
    US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats

    President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts.

  • Staffing Our National Cyber Defense [Commentary]
    Staffing Our National Cyber Defense [Commentary]

    To say there is a heightened concern over the ability to recruit skilled cyber resources to defend the nation is a woefully inadequate description. The defense industry, the critical infrastructure intelligence community, the military, local, state and federal authorities, and businesses in general are all competing for the limited number of resources that are available…

  • NIST introduces comprehensive cyber incident recovery guide
    NIST introduces comprehensive cyber incident recovery guide

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a special guide to supply tactical and strategic guidance for developing, testing and improving incident-specific playbook and recovery plans for cyberattacks.

  • In Ukraine, more evidence of hacking group’s Kremlin ties
    In Ukraine, more evidence of hacking group’s Kremlin ties

    A report released Thursday by CrowdStrike describes how a widely used cellphone application developed by a Ukrainian artillery officer to conduct strikes more quickly may have become the means by which the Russian government gained intelligence, such as the whereabouts of Ukraine’s military forces.

  • NIST wants help with quantum-resistant public-key cryptography
    NIST wants help with quantum-resistant public-key cryptography

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked cryptographers to send proposals on public key algorithms to resist the potential future threat of quantum computing.