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Multiple steps are needed to improve the resiliency of federal networks, according to a National Institute of Standards and Technology conference.

A group of hackers suspected of working in Iran for its government is targeting the aviation and petrochemical industries in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and South Korea, a cybersecurity firm warned Wednesday.

The funds will support “early stage research and development of next-generation tools and technologies to further improve the resilience of the nation’s critical energy infrastructure, including the electric grid and oil and natural gas infrastructure.”

The bounty, under GSA’s Technology Transformation Service (TTS), will follow several basic guidelines, such as conforming to industry common practices for bounties, and offering competitive rewards.

The Symantec Corporation’s “Security Response” blog highlights the potential for sabotage of the Western power grid linked to the re-emergence of the Dragonfly cyberspying group.

West Virginia’s secretary of state is calling in the National Guard to protect elections from cyberthreats.

New database of agency cyber spending shows a 270 percent increase over nine years.

Several members from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council resigned en masse in response to a variety of actions by the president.

A draft report issued by the U.S. president’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council offers a series of recommendations for securiing critical infrastructure from potential cyberattacks.

A new analysis has been released explaining the importance of maintaining oversight and regulation on the healthcare sector.