Cyber

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  • Overcoming ‘cyber fatigue’ requires users to step up for security
    Overcoming ‘cyber fatigue’ requires users to step up for security

    As a new presidential administration takes over, it will need to pay significant attention to cybersecurity.

  • Report: Data Breaches, SSN Exposures Increased in 2016
    Report: Data Breaches, SSN Exposures Increased in 2016

    A new report from the Identify Theft Resource Center and CyberScout details increases in hacking, skimming and phishing attempts across business and government sectors and the resulting personally identifiable information exposed by the breaches.

  • 6 myths about national security intelligence
    6 myths about national security intelligence

    These false expectations could damage the credibility of the U.S. intelligence community and its ability to fulfill its mission.

  • Senior Kaspersky Manager Arrested, Charged with Treason
    Senior Kaspersky Manager Arrested, Charged with Treason

    Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday confirmed reports that Ruslan Stoyanov, head of its computer incidents investigations unit, was arrested in December.

  • Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday
    Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday

    Since taking the helm of U.S. 10th Fleet Cyber Command in July, Vice Adm. Michael Gilday has worked to maximize his experience as a surface warfare officer and the former director of operations/J-3 at U.S. Cyber Command, among other past assignments. A key aspect he’s been looking to incorporate into Fleet Cyber Command: integrating with…

  • Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy
    Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy

    In a step above other regional commands, Army Central (ARCENT) has taken the Army’s cyberspace strategy and run with it, creating its own follow on strategy called the FY 17/18 USARCENT Cyberspace Strategy. Directly nested with the Army Cyberspace Strategy for unified land operations in 2025, the ARCENT strategy encompasses all three mission sets of…

  • Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma
    Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma

    A new Cyber Training Battalion company, Charlie, has been activated at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, according to an article in The Lawton Constitution tweeted by the Army Cyber Command and Second Army. According to reporter Mitch Meador, Lt. Col. Ben Sangster, the Cyber Training Battalion commander, came from the U.S. Army Cyber School at…

  • Cyberconscripts: Estonian Draftees Can Choose IT Over Infantry
    Cyberconscripts: Estonian Draftees Can Choose IT Over Infantry

    The tiny Baltic nation of Estonia is experimenting with the idea of cyberconscription, a move that gives draftees with tech skills the chance to work shoring up their military’s electronic infrastructure, an Estonian defense official said Tuesday. The experiment involves between 10 and 20 draftees, Estonian defense official Erki Kodar told The Associated Press. It…

  • Air Force CISO: Adversaries are watching you
    Air Force CISO: Adversaries are watching you

    Peter Kim, Air Force CISO, warned that adversaries are constantly monitoring public and private activity.

  • Sallie Mae Recognized for Cybersecurity Management Practices
    Sallie Mae Recognized for Cybersecurity Management Practices

    Sallie Mae, the nation’s saving, planning and paying for college company, has been named one of the 2017 CSO50 Award honorees by CSO , a leading information security and risk management content and networking resource. Sallie Mae and its chief security officer, Jerry Archer, will be recognized at the CSO50 Conference + Awards in Scottsdale,…

  • Overcoming ‘cyber fatigue’ requires users to step up for security
    Overcoming ‘cyber fatigue’ requires users to step up for security

    As a new presidential administration takes over, it will need to pay significant attention to cybersecurity.

  • Report: Data Breaches, SSN Exposures Increased in 2016
    Report: Data Breaches, SSN Exposures Increased in 2016

    A new report from the Identify Theft Resource Center and CyberScout details increases in hacking, skimming and phishing attempts across business and government sectors and the resulting personally identifiable information exposed by the breaches.

  • 6 myths about national security intelligence
    6 myths about national security intelligence

    These false expectations could damage the credibility of the U.S. intelligence community and its ability to fulfill its mission.

  • Senior Kaspersky Manager Arrested, Charged with Treason
    Senior Kaspersky Manager Arrested, Charged with Treason

    Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday confirmed reports that Ruslan Stoyanov, head of its computer incidents investigations unit, was arrested in December.

  • Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday
    Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday

    Since taking the helm of U.S. 10th Fleet Cyber Command in July, Vice Adm. Michael Gilday has worked to maximize his experience as a surface warfare officer and the former director of operations/J-3 at U.S. Cyber Command, among other past assignments. A key aspect he’s been looking to incorporate into Fleet Cyber Command: integrating with…

  • Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy
    Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy

    In a step above other regional commands, Army Central (ARCENT) has taken the Army’s cyberspace strategy and run with it, creating its own follow on strategy called the FY 17/18 USARCENT Cyberspace Strategy. Directly nested with the Army Cyberspace Strategy for unified land operations in 2025, the ARCENT strategy encompasses all three mission sets of…

  • Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma
    Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma

    A new Cyber Training Battalion company, Charlie, has been activated at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, according to an article in The Lawton Constitution tweeted by the Army Cyber Command and Second Army. According to reporter Mitch Meador, Lt. Col. Ben Sangster, the Cyber Training Battalion commander, came from the U.S. Army Cyber School at…

  • Cyberconscripts: Estonian Draftees Can Choose IT Over Infantry
    Cyberconscripts: Estonian Draftees Can Choose IT Over Infantry

    The tiny Baltic nation of Estonia is experimenting with the idea of cyberconscription, a move that gives draftees with tech skills the chance to work shoring up their military’s electronic infrastructure, an Estonian defense official said Tuesday. The experiment involves between 10 and 20 draftees, Estonian defense official Erki Kodar told The Associated Press. It…

  • Air Force CISO: Adversaries are watching you
    Air Force CISO: Adversaries are watching you

    Peter Kim, Air Force CISO, warned that adversaries are constantly monitoring public and private activity.

  • Sallie Mae Recognized for Cybersecurity Management Practices
    Sallie Mae Recognized for Cybersecurity Management Practices

    Sallie Mae, the nation’s saving, planning and paying for college company, has been named one of the 2017 CSO50 Award honorees by CSO , a leading information security and risk management content and networking resource. Sallie Mae and its chief security officer, Jerry Archer, will be recognized at the CSO50 Conference + Awards in Scottsdale,…

  • Overcoming ‘cyber fatigue’ requires users to step up for security
    Overcoming ‘cyber fatigue’ requires users to step up for security

    As a new presidential administration takes over, it will need to pay significant attention to cybersecurity.

  • Report: Data Breaches, SSN Exposures Increased in 2016
    Report: Data Breaches, SSN Exposures Increased in 2016

    A new report from the Identify Theft Resource Center and CyberScout details increases in hacking, skimming and phishing attempts across business and government sectors and the resulting personally identifiable information exposed by the breaches.

  • 6 myths about national security intelligence
    6 myths about national security intelligence

    These false expectations could damage the credibility of the U.S. intelligence community and its ability to fulfill its mission.

  • Senior Kaspersky Manager Arrested, Charged with Treason
    Senior Kaspersky Manager Arrested, Charged with Treason

    Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday confirmed reports that Ruslan Stoyanov, head of its computer incidents investigations unit, was arrested in December.

  • Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday
    Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday

    Since taking the helm of U.S. 10th Fleet Cyber Command in July, Vice Adm. Michael Gilday has worked to maximize his experience as a surface warfare officer and the former director of operations/J-3 at U.S. Cyber Command, among other past assignments. A key aspect he’s been looking to incorporate into Fleet Cyber Command: integrating with…

  • Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy
    Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy

    In a step above other regional commands, Army Central (ARCENT) has taken the Army’s cyberspace strategy and run with it, creating its own follow on strategy called the FY 17/18 USARCENT Cyberspace Strategy. Directly nested with the Army Cyberspace Strategy for unified land operations in 2025, the ARCENT strategy encompasses all three mission sets of…

  • Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma
    Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma

    A new Cyber Training Battalion company, Charlie, has been activated at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, according to an article in The Lawton Constitution tweeted by the Army Cyber Command and Second Army. According to reporter Mitch Meador, Lt. Col. Ben Sangster, the Cyber Training Battalion commander, came from the U.S. Army Cyber School at…

  • Cyberconscripts: Estonian Draftees Can Choose IT Over Infantry
    Cyberconscripts: Estonian Draftees Can Choose IT Over Infantry

    The tiny Baltic nation of Estonia is experimenting with the idea of cyberconscription, a move that gives draftees with tech skills the chance to work shoring up their military’s electronic infrastructure, an Estonian defense official said Tuesday. The experiment involves between 10 and 20 draftees, Estonian defense official Erki Kodar told The Associated Press. It…

  • Air Force CISO: Adversaries are watching you
    Air Force CISO: Adversaries are watching you

    Peter Kim, Air Force CISO, warned that adversaries are constantly monitoring public and private activity.

  • Sallie Mae Recognized for Cybersecurity Management Practices
    Sallie Mae Recognized for Cybersecurity Management Practices

    Sallie Mae, the nation’s saving, planning and paying for college company, has been named one of the 2017 CSO50 Award honorees by CSO , a leading information security and risk management content and networking resource. Sallie Mae and its chief security officer, Jerry Archer, will be recognized at the CSO50 Conference + Awards in Scottsdale,…