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Intel Securityâ€™s Steve Grobman: US Sanctions Against Russia Over Election Interference Could Spark War

Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at Intel Security, has said that sanctions against Russia for its interference in the U.S. elections through cyber hacking activities could potentially result in â€œkinetic, conventional shooting war,â€Â VentureBeat.com reported Thursday. â€œImpacting digital infrastructure beyond the intended target opens the door to draw additional nation states into a conflict,â€ Grobman said. […] More

by Jane Edwards December 30, 2016, 5:11 am
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Agriculture Department Invests $5M in Cyber Physical Systems Research; Sonny Ramaswamy Comments

The Agriculture Departmentâ€™s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has invested up to $5 million in a research program that aims to mature the technology behind internet-connected agricultural resources. The investment is part of NIFAâ€™s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative and is intended to coordinate other agencies to update complex cyber-physical systems, USDA said Friday. […] More

by Jay Clemens December 27, 2016, 11:15 am
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Haiyan Song: Organizations will Integrate Machine Learning Tech to Automate Data Breach Response

Haiyan Song, Splunk vice president of security markets, said more organizations will adopt adaptive response, behavioral analytics and machine learning strategies to automate response, retrieval and sharing in multivendor environments. Song wrote in an opinion piece published TuesdayÂ machine learning-based systems will increase in 2017 as government and industry organizations look to respond threats such as […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 27, 2016, 10:08 am
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Cisco, CERT India Forge Threat Intell Sharing Partnership; Dinesh Malkani Comments

Cisco and the Computer Emergency Response Team in India have inked a memorandum of understanding to forge a threat intelligence sharing program in the country to help combat cyber threats, The Economic Times reported Thursday. Neha Alawadhi writes teams from Cisco and CERT-In will join forces to respond to cyber incidents, identify emerging security market […] More

by Jay Clemens December 23, 2016, 11:04 am
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CrowdStrike Report: Russian Group Used Malware Implant in Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine, Democrats

A newÂ CrowdStrike report has found that a Russian group calledÂ Fancy Bear likely used a malware implantÂ on Android platforms to monitorÂ Ukraine’s artillery units and launch cyber attacks against the Democratic National Committee, Reuters reported Thursday. CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch said the hacking group used a variantÂ of the malware that targeted DNC to track Ukrainian artillery units […] More

by Ramona Adams December 23, 2016, 10:11 am
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Japanâ€™s Revised Cybersecurity Guidelines Cite Corporate Execsâ€™ Role in Cyber Investments

Japanâ€™s ministry of economy, trade and industry and the information-technology promotion agencyÂ have revised a set of guidelines in effort to highlight the responsibility of corporate executives in cybersecurity and include IPAâ€™s supplementary cyber guidebook. The revised Cybersecurity Guidelines for Business Leadership calls for business executives to advance investments in cyber measures in an effort to […] More

by Jane Edwards December 23, 2016, 5:25 am
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Charles River Analytics to Design, Build Cyber Defense System for Army

The U.S. Army has awarded Charles River Analytics a two-year, $1 million follow-on contract to help the military branch developÂ a system for vulnerabilityÂ analysis and create proactive defense strategiesÂ against cyber threats. Charles River said Monday the Cyber Attacker and Network Vulnerability Analysis and Simulation system will be builtÂ to help users examine adversary behavior in a network […] More

by Dominique Stump December 22, 2016, 7:22 am
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Vodafone Australia, Dimension Data, FireEye Team for Cyber Defense, Response Hub; Kevin Millroy Comments

Vodafone Hutchison Australia, Dimension Data and FireEye have teamed up to establish a cyber defense and response center in Australia as part of a five-year, multimillion-dollar investment to combat cyber threats. Vodafone said Monday the company intends for the CDRC to monitor cyber events, gather threat intelligence and respond to incidents in order to help […] More

by Jay Clemens December 21, 2016, 9:00 am
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CACI Receives ISO Certification for Info Security Practices; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI InternationalÂ has received certification from the International Organization for Standardization for the companyâ€™s information security policies and practices following an external audit on its corporate information technology infrastructure. The ISO 27001 certificateÂ reflects CACIâ€™s compliance with the ISO standard for corporate IT securityÂ policies and represents the companyâ€™s second enterprise-wide ISO credential since May, CACIÂ said Wednesday. “This […] More

by Jay Clemens December 21, 2016, 8:07 am
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Canada Requests Info on Software Platforms for Cyber Defense Project

Canada’sÂ public works and government services authorityÂ has issued a request for information on software systems to supportÂ a cyber defense project of the CanadianÂ department of national defense and armed forces. TheÂ Defensive Cyber Operations-Decision Support ProjectÂ seeks to consult industry members on the availability of commercial cyber products that can aidÂ the effort, according to a tender notice published […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 21, 2016, 6:43 am
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SAIC-Root9B Partnership to Offer Cybersecurity Training, Simulation Environments in Govt Sector

Science Applications International Corp. and Root9BÂ will collaborate to offer training and simulation environments intended to help government organizations prepare personnel to secureÂ cyber operations. The alliance seeks toÂ integrate SAIC’sÂ Integrated Training Edge training platform andÂ Root9B’sÂ DAEDALUS cyber range content into aÂ modular training platform that willÂ supportÂ cyber forceÂ certification,Â SAIC said Tuesday. “This collaboration will enable operationally-focused teams to receive […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 21, 2016, 3:00 am
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Engility Lands $31M Air Force Cybersecurity Contract; Lynn Dugle Comments

Engility HoldingsÂ has received a five-year, $31 million contract to perform cybersecurity assessment, analysis and research work for the Defense Technical Information Center in support ofÂ U.S. Air Force mission requirements. The company said Tuesday it will provide independent verification and validation, site audits, software assurance, prototypes and processes to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Centerâ€™s […] More

by Jay Clemens December 20, 2016, 10:47 am