While governments are becoming better at countering cybersecurity threats both nationally and internationally, Christopher Painter, the former cyber coordinator for the US State Department, said …
MGTA Becomes Law
The government’s aging technology infrastructure could get much-needed help in upgrading its systems, thanks to the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which President Trump signed last …
UK Acknowledges Attacks on High Value Assets; UK Official Predicts Major Cyber Attack in Next Few Years
This month UK officials confirmed what has been suspected for a while—Russians hacked UK telecom, energy and media companies during the past year, according to …
Simplifying Cybersecurity Requirements for Employees
Cybersecurity requirements we give employees are too complicated. That’s the conclusion drawn by Maarten Van Horenbeeck, writing in the November issue of the Harvard Business Review. …
IoT and Security: Europe’s Perspective
Europol and the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) held a two-day conference earlier his month on Internet of Things security. More …
APT Alert for Critical Infrastructure Reinforces Need to Secure High Value Assets
Critical infrastructure leaders need to prioritize and secure their highest value assets in cyberspace. A new warning shows why. Threat actors have been engaging in …
CISO’s at HHS, DOD, DOT, DHS and Northrop Chart Top Priorities in FY18
CISOs of four federal agencies and from the private sector discussed their cybersecurity priorities during the 8th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit, Sept. 13. The entire …
Australia Unveils Cyber Strategy with Focus on International Cooperation
Australia’s International Cyber Engagement Strategy, released earlier this month, lays out an ambitious agenda on steps the government will take to increase international cybersecurity cooperation …
GCHQ is coming out of the shadows to protect Britain’s economy from cyber-criminals
In this article published in the UK’s Telegraph, Jeremy Fleming, who was appointed to head GCHQ earlier this year, writes about the impact of cyber …
A Call for a Global Cyber Alliance
A “cyber NATO” is needed to combat the growing cyber threats facing the world, recommended Toomas Hendrik Ilves in an Oct. 5 opinion piece in …