Security News

US to Let NATO Use its Cyber Defense Skills
2018-10-03 18:22

The United States is expected to make its offensive cyber warfare capabilities available to NATO, officials said Wednesday, as the alliance seeks to strengthen its defenses against Russian...

BAE Systems to develop automated cyber defense tools for DARPA
2018-08-10 20:33

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop data-driven, cyber-hunting tools that detect and analyze cyber threats to help protect enterprise...

Corporate cyber-defense spending hits a new high
2018-06-12 11:07

A new report reveals that cybersecurity and IT spending has become a top priority for corporate boards, says TechRepublic's Laurel Deppen.

How companies with small budgets can still build a cyberdefense plan
2018-04-26 14:00

SMBs and startups don't have the same resources to spend on cybersecurity as an enterprise, but that doesn't mean they should skimp on a cyberdefense plan altogether.

UK Warns Critical Industries to Boost Cyber Defense or Face Hefty Fines
2018-01-29 15:57

The UK government has warned that Britain's most critical industries must boost their cybersecurity or face potentially hefty fines under the EU's Networks and Information Systems Directive...

India to Create Cyber Defense Agency
2017-11-13 13:48

New Unit Would Focus On Critical Infrastructures Especially Government and Defense NetworksIndia is expected to announce in the coming months the formation of a cyber defense agency that would...

DHS Seeks to Be More Active in Agencies' Cyber Defense
2017-10-03 19:33

Top Cybersecurity Official Tells Lawmakers Election Security Is His No. 1 PriorityA top Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity official says DHS is seeking to play a more active role in...

Weaponizing machine learning to improve cyber defenses (Help Net Security)
2017-08-01 19:28

As defensive technologies based on machine learning become increasingly numerous, so will offensive ones – whether wielded by attackers or pentesters. The idea is the same: train the system/tool...

Businesses finally realize that cyber defenses must evolve (Help Net Security)
2017-06-22 18:30

Cybersecurity is finally getting the attention it deserves – it is only regrettable that this good news is the result of bad news: more numerous, complex, and damaging cyber attacks than ever...

Hardening the Workforce: Developing Cyber Defenses (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-18 13:17

Former U.S. Chief Information Security Officer Gregory Touhill says the federal government must rethink how it hardens its workforce to prevent cyber attackers from succeeding. Organizations, he...