Vice President Joe Biden has announced that the Department of Energy (DoE) will provide a $25 million grant over the next five years to support minorities and cybersecurity education. The new grant will support the creation of a new cybersecurity consortium consisting of 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), two national labs and a…
DetailsWell, the New Year is upon us. Which for most of us means a few things: taking stock of the year that’s just passed, deciding what we can do better in the year to come, and putting aside holiday festivities to get back to the daily routine. It also means thinking about the coming year and…
DetailsYou can feel the enthusiasm this time of year as football playoffs and bowl games capture massive attention. Us vs. them. You vs. me. Offense vs. defense. In the sporting world, this is how it works. There is no collaboration or uniting of opposable forces. Someone wins, and someone loses. Historically, we’ve had similar tactics…
DetailsIf the first indication that you have been hacked is your screens going blank or displaying an attacker’s message you are in real trouble. Another indicator that your organization does not understand cyber security is a call from the FBI to inform you that you are the source of a massive credit card theft. Both…
DetailsThere are few businesses that are not dependent to some extent on their online presence. Websites are no longer simply a source of information, but a place to transact with customers. Often this will mean dealing with regulated personal and financial data and a commensurate investment in security is required. Those that fail to do…
DetailsCybercriminals are targeting U.S. businesses with malware with destructive capabilities, much like the one that recently crippled Sony, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned late Monday. The malware described in the five-page confidential “flash” FBI warning issued to businesses on Monday appear to be the same as the one that affected Sony Pictures Entertainment last…
DetailsHappy anniversary? One year ago the infamous Target breach occurred; November 27 to be exact. Unless you’ve not ventured out to a retailer in 2014, there’s a good chance you’ve been impacted by a card breach. Impacted? What does that mean? Like many, probably an inconvenience. Granted there is risk of fraud but that’s waived,…
DetailsIt’s the holiday season, which means that many of us are already in the process (or soon will be) of putting up holiday decorations. Ordinarily that wouldn’t be particularly noteworthy — or applicable to InfoSec for that matter — but this season there’s a bit of a sea change underway that carries with it an…
DetailsChina-based attackers are back in the news again, this time for breaching the federal weather network, officials told the Washington Post. The initial intrusion appears to have occurred late September, but officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) did not take steps or notify proper authorities until October, the Post reported. NOAA declined…
DetailsThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyber attack earlier this year against the U.S. Postal Service that exposed the personal information of every single employee. Personal information of more than 800,000 postal employees have been exposed, as well as customers who contacted the USPS call center by telephone or email between January and…
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