Jothi Dugar, chief information security officer of the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Information Technology, said the NIH’s Optimize IT Security program reflects the “people-centric approach” the agency is taking to address cybersecurity concerns, Federal News Network reported Wednesday.
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IBM Security has released the results of a new poll, the IBM Harris Poll, that examined company preparedness for dealing with cyberattacks, the company reported on Thursday.
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The Department of Energy plans to expand three of its cybersecurity education initiatives and train up to 2,000 technical and nontechnical personnel in the energy sector, Fifth Domain reported Monday.
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The State Department has gathered 130 foreign service officers in Washington for a week-long cybersecurity training program, FCW reported Friday. Aisha Chowdhry writes the FSOs will receive briefings from officials at the State Department plus the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce, FBI and the White House on encryption, countering extremism, Internet of …
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The House Armed Services Committee’s emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee voted Thursday to endorse the inclusion of cyber opposition forces to U.S. military training programs, Nextgov reported Monday. Aliya Sternstein writes language in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act calls on the Defense Department to establish a program for certifying and training cyber opposition forces. The report …
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