Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cybersecurity needs to step out of its technical mindset and reach beyond STEM All the figures indicate there is a stark gender divide across the global cybersecurity profession. In fact, women comprise just ten percent of the global information security The…
Business groups appeal to China over cybersecurity law
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A coalition of 46 business groups from the United States, Europe and Asia has appealed to China to change proposed cybersecurity rules they warn will harm trade and isolate the country BEIJING (AP) — A coalition of 46 business groups The…
White House Seeking Public Feedback On Cybersecurity Trends
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON—The White House Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity is asking for public feedback about cybersecurity trends and promising approaches to overcoming cybersecurity obstacles. NAFCU said it is preparing a response to highlight credit unions’ cybersecurity concerns. The request for information The…
Pro tips on strengthening cybersecurity
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ’s getting to be an all too familiar story: Hackers break into a hospital’s computer systems, steal personal information. Earlier this month, Banner Health, reported that hackers accessed payment data for 3.7 million individuals through point-of-sale systems at food and The…
FTC Expands Its Role In Cybersecurity Enforcement By Reviving LabMD Action
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On Friday, July 29, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) overturned the decision of one of its administrative law judges (“ALJ”) from November 2015 in a suit against LabMD, Inc., now finding LabMD liable for lax data The…
ManTech Awarded $110 Million for CDM Task Orders to Provide Cybersecurity Cloud Solutions and Combat Advanced Cyber Threats
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HERNDON, Va., Aug. 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT) has been awarded two task orders by the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (GSA FAS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide The…
Elektrilevi joins European network for cyber-security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Elektrilevi, Estonia’s largest network operator with around 475,000 customers, 64,000 kilometres of power lines and more than 24,000 substations, has joined the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) with the stated aim of improving its cyber-resilience. Elektrilevi is the first The…
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp fined $21m over cybersecurity failings
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Philippines’ central bank, has issued a PHP 1 billion ($21 million) fine to Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) for cybersecurity failings. RCBC was used by cyber criminals to channel $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central…
The Big Chill: Don’t Let Cybersecurity Threats Slow Productivity & Economic Growth
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Trust is an essential underpinning of life in the digital age. We trust our friends on Facebook not to share our private family photos. We trust our email clients and antivirus software to keep viruses and spam at bay. But for…
Coverage From Cybersecurity Symposium
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans CHICAGO—Get ready for crooks to begin blowing up ATMs. Yes, blowing them up. Mark Solomon, a detective with the Connecticut financial crimes task force, told attendees at the 2016 NASCUS/CUNA Cybersecurity Symposium here that criminals in the coming years will begin…