The Department of Homeland Security offers cyber threat intelligence in real time to 88 percent of federal civilian agencies, Nextgov reported Friday. Joseph Marks writes this accounts for a rise in the number
MoreA FireEye analysis has found that the volume of cyber attacks by China-based hacking groups on government and commercial networks in the U.S. and 25 other target countries has declined since mid-2014. FireEye said in its “Redline
MoreThe Office of the Director of National Intelligence has appointed Tonya Ugoretz, Maurice Bland and Thomas Donahue to be on the leadership team of the newly-formed Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. ODNI said Thursday Ugoretz will head CTIIC,
MoreA new MeriTalk study underwritten by Palo Alto Networks says 89 percent of federal information technology executives say their agenciesâ standards and policies on endpoint security need to be improved. The report titled âEndpoint
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The White House plans to create a new government organization that would connect sets of cyber intelligence data and deliver threat information to federal agencies in real time, Reuters reported Tuesday. Warren
MoreThe Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council says that financial institutions should focus their cybersecurity measures on managing inherent risk factors and engage executive leadership in evaluating an institution’s preparedness. FFIEC said in a
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft of its Guide to Cyber Threat Information Sharing to facilitate interagency collaboration in responses to cyber attacks, GCN reported Friday. NIST wants the guidance to help
MoreThe FBI is looking for a contractor to supply different types of executable malicious files that the bureau intends to use for its cybersecurity research activities, Nextgov reported Thursday. Frank Konkel writes
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Homeland Security Department are working together to continue engaging the private sector to help boost the nationâs critical infrastructure, Federal News Radio reported
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A National Security Agency official says the government and private sector have entered into cybersecurity partnerships with the aim of sharing threat information to defend critical assets, Federal News Radio reported Thursday.
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