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Carnegie Mellon Aims to Close Gender Gap in Cyber Field
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Carnegie Mellon University is hoping to close the gender gap for cyber security students. To that end, it named Carolina Zarate, a hacker and aspiring professional, as its 11th EWF INI Fellowship recipient.
Read more...Huawei Open to U.S. Eval Centers, Multi-billion Cybersecurity Plan
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Chinese mobile giant Huawei announced it will spend billions of dollars to boost its cybersecurity capabilities in the wake of suspicions its hardware has been compromised. So reports TechRadar.
Read more...Education Gets Poor Cybersecurity Marks in ‘Scorecard’ Report
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
An analysis from SecurityScorecard ranked the education industry the worst for its cybersecurity out of the 17 industries scored. So reports edscoop.
Read more...Senator Warner Calls for More Cyber Spending
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, wants more cybersecurity spending and called for a realignment of the Pentagon’s priorities when talking at the Center for a New American Security. So reports Fifth Domain.
Read more...U.K. Agency Ups Transparency Protocols to Combat Threats
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Kurt Martin
The National Cyber Security Centre in the U.K. announced a new public disclosure process with respect to “potentially sensitive software flaws.” So reports NBC News.
Read more...AIA Issues Voluntary Standards for Contractors
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Aerospace Industries Association, a trade association for defense contractors, released voluntary cyber security standards to help aerospace companies protect weapons made for the U.S. military. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Idaho National Laboratory to Expand with 20 New Labs, Supercomputer
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Idaho National Laboratory is expanding its cybersecurity work amid concerns the nation’s infrastructure security has been compromised. So reports the Idaho State Journal.
Read more...Experts Concerned About Facebook Messenger in Wake of NYT Report
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cybersecurity experts are warning users not to send sensitive information on Facebook Messenger after reports that large companies have access to personal data. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Chinese Nationals Indicted for Hacking U.S. Gov’t Agencies
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Two Chinese nationals said to be working with their country’s state security ministry have been indicted on a number of hacking-related charges. So reports Security Boulevard.
Read more...SSN’s Among Data Feared Breached in NASA Cyber Attack
- Saturday, 05 January 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
NASA administration is worried a possible October cyber attack may have compromised employee information. So reports SpaceNews.
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