Cyber

The computer network for Pennsylvania’s Senate Democrats remains shut down by what they call a “ransomware” cyberattack that’s drawn the attention of the FBI.

Eliminating the growing deficit in our cyber workforce requires that we all, no matter what industry we’re in, focus on raising cyber awareness among our youngest generations regardless of gender.

The Senate Committee on Armed Services heard testimony on Thursday from an expert panel on developing a national cyber policy and strategy – two long-advocated issues that so far have eluded multiple Congresses and presidential administrations.

The chief cybersecurity adviser to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Howard A. Schmidt, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer.

A report from CSIS and Intel Security takes a look at the misaligned incentives within organizations that hamper cybersecurity professionals from being most effective against attackers.

Boeing is investigating an internal security breach impacting thousands of workers in four U.S. states, including Washington.

The investigation also shed light on professional rivalries between the two Austrian agencies that might have hurt the investigation.

Among the proposals and directives outlined in the three drafts are four cyber reviews, including a full-scale assessment of the nation’s capabilities in cyberspace.

Cybersecurity/information governance company Nuix has released “The Black Report” to offer security professionals insight gleaned from a survey of 70 known hackers.

With cybersecurity continuing to be a pressing issue to the future of health IT, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been looking at how its critical infrastructure research can best serve the health care sector.