Tag: cybersecurity
Last week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the findings of the interagency investigation into a recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data. OPM discovered the data had been compromised in May, after which OPM and the interagency incident response team began to analyze what data may have been stolen. The interagency incident […]
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In June, U.S. Cyber Command, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted a multi-agency exercise designed to simulate a whole-of-nation response to attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. Cyber Guard brought together cyberspace and critical infrastructure operators and experts from more than 100 organizations spanning government, academia, and industry, […]
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In mid June the Congressional Research Service released a report comparing three bills that address information sharing and related activities in cybersecurity…
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On May 14 the Simons Center hosted the CEO Cybersecurity Roundtable, presented in partnership with the Kansas City chapter of Business Executives for National Security and the CGSC Foundation…
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the release of the Defense Department’s new cybersecurity strategy on April 23. The new guidance builds on DoD’s original strategy…
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On March 13, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The bill creates additional incentives to increase sharing of cybersecurity threat information…
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In early March, the Center for Strategic & International Studies published a report outlining their recommendations to Congress in regard to cyber threat information sharing between the government and the private sector…
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Last month, leaders from U.S. Cyber Command and the Army Cyber Command spoke about preventing and responding to cyberattacks and the future of cyber defense at a cybersecurity conference hosted by the New America Foundation…
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This week, two Department of Homeland Security officials testified before a congressional panel on President Obama’s proposal on cybersecurity information sharing…
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Last week, Stanford University hosted the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. The summit centered around cybersecurity information sharing and the efforts private industry is taking to better protect the data of their customers…
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