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  • Synack Launches Cybersecurity Skills Development Program for Military Veterans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Synack Launches Cybersecurity Skills Development Program for Military Veterans

    Crowdsourced security firm Synack has launched an initiative to help military veterans hone their cybersecurity skills and pursue related jobs in the government or commercial sector. Synack said Thursday its Veterans Cyber Program offers an expedited application process for former service members to qualify in the company’s group of ethical hackers, called Red Team, and a chance to participate in annual […] More

  • OTA Report: Ransomware Linked to Twofold Increase in Cyber Attacks in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OTA Report: Ransomware Linked to Twofold Increase in Cyber Attacks in 2017

    A new report by the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance says cyber attacks on businesses rose from 82,000 in 2016 to 159,700 in 2017 driven by the increase in ransomware-related incidents. OTA said Thursday its Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report found that ransomware attacks on companies reached 134,000 in 2017, a figure that reflects […] More

  • Root9B CEO Eric Hipkins Named to Cybersecurity Ventures' Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Root9B CEO Eric Hipkins Named to Cybersecurity Ventures’ Advisory Board

    Root9B CEO Eric Hipkins has joined the board of advisers at Cybersecurity Ventures and will provide advice to the latter company’s leadership team that includes founder and CEO Steve Morgan. Hipkins said Thursday that he aims to share root9B’s experience and assist Cybersecurity Ventures’ advisory board to help drive the future of cyber defense. “We are now placing a […] More

  • NSA, DHS Name Multiple Universities as Centers of Excellence in Cyber Defense - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA, DHS Name Multiple Universities as Centers of Excellence in Cyber Defense

    Five universities were commended by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as national centers of academic excellence in cyber defense, HSToday reported Wednesday. The new centers of academic excellence in cyber defense are the University of Delaware, University of Cincinnati’s Information Technology School, University of Missouri in St. Louis, University of West Florida and […] More