Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The results of the White House’s 30-day cybersecurity sprint, which were supposed to be released Monday at the latest, will be delayed, FedScoop has learned. Sources tell FedScoop that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget is still assessing and…
New Social Media Cybersecurity Training Website Equips Employees To Prevent Cyber Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SocialMediaAndCyberSecurity.com (SMCS). Henderson has over 20 years of experience in technology sales management and holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology. His flagship course is a full-day Cybersecurity awareness program that helps participants appreciate how their organization’s computers…
Encouraging Women to Choose Cyber-Security Careers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A partnership between Women in Technology and online course-provider Cybrary provides access to free technology training for WIT’s members and protégés. A new partnership between Cybrary, a free online cyber-security training platform, and Women in Technology (WIT), should enable more women…
Prime Minister Flags Cyber-Security Concerns, Says India Can Play Big Role
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Flagging the threat to cyber-security globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India can play a lead role in dealing with this “bloodless war” as he launched a digital initiative to which the corporate world pledged over Rs. 4,50,000 crores….
Local businesses protect others from cyber-security threats
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s usually kidnapped people – not a hijacked computer – that are held for ransom. “Once that machine is encrypted by the malware, the hacker contacts you with a ransom note to your screen: ‘If you want the keys to encrypt…
Former White House Cyber-Security Chief to Speak at Conference
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — One of America’s most respected authorities on Internet security, former White House chief information officer Theresa Payton, will give the keynote speech at next week’s annual Bermuda Captive Conference (June 8–10), of which…
Cybersecurity Investors: This Stock Could Win The Most From Rising Demand
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In a report published Wednesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss discussed the results of a cyber-security themed survey he conducted with more than 60 Chief Security Officers (CSOs). “Growth in security spending is expected to improve in 2015 versus 2014, with…
CMC talk addresses challenge of cyber-security and warfare
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The United States is vulnerable to cyber-attacks of every ilk, from theft to all-out war. This was the message delivered Tuesday evening at Claremont McKenna’s Athenaeum by Richard Clarke, CEO of the Good Harbor Security Risk Management company. Mr. Clarke, whose…
Cybersecurity: Tackling the threat from within
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The firewalls, anti-virus software, mail-filters and other digital defences used across the business world are generally looking for external threats. But what if the bad guys are on the inside? What if your own employees are seeking to defraud your company…
Factbox: White House cybersecurity summit draws big CEO crowd
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (Reuters) – President Barack Obama heads to Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on Friday for a White House summit on cybersecurity, one of his top national security legislative priorities for his second term. Obama wants to build support for efforts…