Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning says the government is strengthening its posture to respond to hacking attempts amid growing risks of cyberattacks by North Korea. The ministry said Friday that the number of cyberattacks launched by the North…
Singapore and Netherlands to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Tuesday (Jul 12) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity cooperation. The agreement, which will last for an initial two-year period, commits both parties…
Reed Backs Regulators’ Efforts to Strengthen Cyber Security at Banks & Throughout U.S. Financial System
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Today, following reports that the Federal Reserve is working with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on new safeguards to better shield Americans, financial institutions, and markets from cyber attacks, U.S….
How Agencies Can Strengthen Cybersecurity
Buried in the millions of lines of code that run everything from operating systems to applications are the next generation of vulnerabilities, waiting to be discovered and exploited. Left unaddressed, these vulnerabilities jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity and availability of government data and information systems. Luckily, vulnerability management tools can identify…
Uber hires two Jeep hackers to strengthen security of its Autonomous Car Project
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans San Francisco – Uber Technologies Inc., the taxi giant, is looking forward to making self-driving cars. To prevent their cars from being hacked, the company has hired two of the top vehicle security researchers. The two geeks, namely Charlie Miller and…
Tesla Looking to Recruit Hackers to Strengthen its Cars Against Cyber-Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans During the annual Def Con event this past Saturday in Las Vegas, carmaker Tesla recruited hackers in the event in an effort to protect its vehicles from possible cyber-attacks. This news comes after the exposure of how vulnerable to hacking automobiles…
Carpathia launches federal advisory council to strengthen cloud computing delivery to federal agencies
Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Dulles, VA-based Carpathia, a cloud operator and leading provider of managed hosting and cloud services for government agencies and enterprises, has launched its Federal Advisory Council (FAC), a group of former government leaders whose expertise will strengthen Carpathia’s ability to identify and address federal cloud computing…
Congress approves bill to help strengthen government background checks
John Wagley Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would increase oversight into how the government conducts background investigations. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Datacard Group acquisition of Entrust expected to strengthen identity and transaction security across digital, mobile, and cloud
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Datacard Group of Minnetonka, MN, a major producer of secure ID and card personalization solutions, has announced the successful purchase of Entrust, Inc. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Obama seeks to strengthen federal background checks for gun owners
Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative The Obama administration announced on January 3 two new executive actions that it hopes will strengthen the federal background check system and keep guns out of the wrong hands. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
