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NAFCU Picks KCG as Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing Services Provider; Randy Salser, Maryann Hirsch Comment

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions Services Corp. has chosen Knowledge Consulting Group to provide cybersecurity consulting and penetration testing services for NAFCU members. KCG said MondayÂ it received the preferred partner designation from NAFCU Services after three committees of credit union CEOs conducted a review. NAFCU Services President Randy Salser said KCG has shown […] More

by Jane Edwards June 1, 2015, 1:27 pm
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Level 3 Severs Data Flow to Servers in China; Brett Wentworth Comments

Level 3 Communications has moved to thwart what it believes is a form of cyber attack by blocking data traffic to a network of servers in China, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The company detected a group of malicious computers that Level 3 says is responsible for denial-of-service-attacks on various websites, Drew Fitzgerald reports. […] More

by Jay Clemens June 1, 2015, 10:55 am
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Dynetics, Lockton Form Cyber Risk Assessment Alliance for Clients; Jonathan Whitcomb Comments

Dynetics has agreed to open its executive-level cyber risk assessment service to Lockton Companies customers in an effort to help organizations manage and gain insights into cyber threats. Lockton’s clients in the U.S. and abroad will have direct access to QuickLook, part of Dynetics’ Cyber RiskScope portfolio of cyber risk management services, Lockton said Tuesday. […] More

by Jay Clemens May 27, 2015, 3:36 am
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ICFâ€™s Sam Visner: Info Security Analysis Group to Develop New Cyber Defense Methods

Sam Visner, vice president and general manager for cybersecurity at ICF International, has said efforts to develop new cyber defense methods require the help of an information security analysis organization, GovInfoSecurity reported Friday. Eric Chabrow writes Visner is leading a research and development initiative to create new ways to protect the cyberspace in collaboration with […] More

by Jay Clemens May 26, 2015, 5:40 am
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Dave DeWalt: FireEye to Focus on Endpoint Security of Internet of Things-Enabled Devices

FireEye Chairman and CEO Dave DeWalt said the company plans to shift its focus from an infrastructure-based security to what he called as endpoint security as part of the firmâ€™s growth strategy in the area of Internet of Things, DC Inno reported Friday. Chris Bing writes DeWalt envisions the company to equip power grids, smartphones, […] More

by Jane Edwards May 22, 2015, 2:24 pm
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David Wennergren: Cyber Strategy Needs Info Sharing, Security Components

David Wennergren, senior vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council, has cited data sharing and security as among what he sees as necessary elements for a cyber strategy. Wennergren, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, wrote in an opinion piece for FCW published Thursday that a focus onÂ “secure information sharing” […] More

by Jay Clemens May 22, 2015, 11:49 am
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TechSci Research: Global Cyber Spending to Jump As Attacks Grow in Sophistication

A new TechSci Research report predicts that the global market for cybersecurity will be worth more than $123 billion in the next five years driven by the rising number of cyber attacks and a surge in spending on technologies that seek to address such threats. TechSci Research said Tuesday its Global Cyber Security Market Forecast […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh May 21, 2015, 9:36 am
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FireEye Forms Cybersecurity Alliances with ACE Group, Marsh; Steve Pataky, Jurgen Kutscher Comment

FireEye Inc. has partnered with property and casualty insurer ACE Group to jointly evaluate the threat exposure of customers in order to help organizations mitigate cyber risks. FireEye and ACE will combine their technicalÂ knowledge basesÂ for insurance providers to view the cybersecurity readiness of customers and adjust cyber insurance based on their risk profile, FireEye said […] More

by Jay Clemens May 20, 2015, 9:03 am
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Cisco’s Peter Romness: Organizations Must Take ‘Platform Approach’ to Secure IoE Networks

Peter Romness, cybersecurity programs lead at Cisco‘s U.S. public sector business, has warned that Internet of Everything technology could present cybersecurity risks for government organizations, he wrote in a Federal Times article published Monday. Romness said agencies need to adopt tools that would secure both their operational technology and information technology networks in a connected […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 20, 2015, 8:28 am
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IEEE Issues Security Guidelines for Medical Device Software Development

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has released new guidelines on baseline security requirements for software development and production of medical devices. IEEE said Monday the “Building Code for Medical Device Software Security” document authored byÂ Tom Haigh and Carl LandwehrÂ provides guidance on addressing security vulnerabilities at the point of origin. “[The] elements contained in […] More

by Anna Forrester May 19, 2015, 5:16 am
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FireEye Study: Chinese Hacker Group Uses Obfuscation Method to Target Websites

FireEye has collaborated with Microsoft to analyze a command and control obfuscated tool that attempted to compromise the security of a Microsoft-run information technology community portal. FireEye said Thursday it determined that the China-based hacker group APT17 employed an obfuscation method to encode C2 communications on Microsoft TechNet website’s profile pages and forum threads. Hackers […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 18, 2015, 7:23 am
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Julie Cullivan: FireEye Uses ‘Adaptive Framework’ For Cyber Threat Defense

Julie Cullivan, chief information officer of FireEye, has said the company uses an adaptive framework to defend its enterprise systems against a security breach, V3.co.uk reported Tuesday. She was quoted as saying that FireEye has been a target of attacks because it releases specific reports about incidents linked to hacker groups and nation-states. “We’re tightly […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 14, 2015, 8:52 am