Officials with the Institute for Cybersecurity at Regent University announced the school is building a state-of-the-art cyber range training facility at its Virginia Beach campus.
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U.S. Army Opens Cyber Analytics Lab
July 20, 2017
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory opened the Army Cyber-research Analytics Laboratory.
Rapid Reaction Technology Office Seeks Cyber Solutions
July 13, 2017
The U.S. Defense Department’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO) will conduct a solutions meeting in late October.
NATO Releases IoT Draft Report
May 25, 2017
The Parliamentary Assembly will discuss a report urging governments to take a more proactive role in defining the IoT's future at its spring session.
DHS Commercializes Malware Detection Technology
April 28, 2017
The Department of Homeland Security’s S&T Directorate announced the transition of Hyperion, a malware detection technology, to the commercial marketplace.
Innovation Advantages Run Afoul of Reality
April 24, 2017
The need for innovation in cybersecurity often is stymied by procurement complications.
Humans Join Systems On The Hunt for Threats
April 21, 2017
Threat hunting allows cyber attacks to be discovered earlier with the goal of stopping them before intruders are able to carry out their attack objectives.
Army Faces Around-the-Clock Cyber Challenges
March 9, 2017
The U.S. Army must conduct cyber operations at increasingly lower operational levels while being limited in needed authorities.
Even After Being Hacked, Most Americans Neglect Cyber Best Practices
February 13, 2017
Although Americans expect major cyber attacks to be a way of life in the near future and lack trust in modern institutions to protect their personal data, they fail to follow cyber best practices, the Pew Research Center reports.
U.S. Army Introduces Cyber Fast Track for Civilians
February 13, 2017
The U.S. Army is responding to the high demand for cyber experts with a new program that could let qualified civilians be commissioned directly into the service with a rank up to colonel. The Defense Department also is looking into whether the idea could work for the other services.
3rd Annual Florida CyberThon Draws More Students Than Ever
February 14, 2017
The third annual CyberThon event drew in more students than ever, providing hands-on cybersecurity, defense training to students of many ages who worked to defeat simulated cybersecurity threats to an online banking network. Students from dozens of Florida schools participated in the challenge hosted by AFCEA's Pensacola "Blue Angels" Chapter.
Trump Administration Should Read and Heed Obama Cyber Report
January 31, 2017
As the nation deals with intelligence reports of Russian hacks of the U.S. presidential election, some of us in industry are pondering how President Donald Trump will tackle cybersecurity issues. He already has a good road map. In December, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity issued its “Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy.” It is high time the executive branch dug deeply into cybersecurity issues, writes RedSeal's Ray Rothrock.
Army Cyber Center of Excellence Requests Capability Research
January 17, 2017
The Army Cyber Center of Excellence is requesting research papers that address specific areas that answer learning demands or capability gaps that inhibit operational force effectiveness or efficiency.
Hillary Isn't Alone In Using a Personal Device for Work
January 6, 2017
The security risk from personal devices is much larger than policies alone can control.
Greater Integration Across the EMS Needed for Battlefield Dominance
December 20, 2016
There’s no disputing technology’s role in the rapidly changing face of modern warfare. The convergence of commercial services with military applications, such as delivery of real-time data from anywhere using various devices, has changed what constitutes a combat environment. The U.S. military seeks to define a strategic approach to these converged operations. Time is of the essence, writes Kenneth Parks of Harris Corporation.
Farewell to Hale, the Chief
December 15, 2016
Richard Hale, the Defense Department chief information security officer, has retired after a long and distinguished career in public service. He will be missed, but he leaves a legacy of others following his model.
ZeroPoint Earns Mega Points with DHS
December 13, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced that ZeroPoint, an exploit detection and analytics tool, has spun off as a startup company called ZeroPoint Dynamics.
Defense Department Launches 'Hack the Army' Bug Bounty Program
Hackers, take your mark. Building on the successes of the U.S. Defense Department’s “Hack the Pentagon” bug bounty program launched earlier this year, the Army now launches its own challenge. it’s now the Army’s turn.
Halvorsen Offers a Different Take on the Insider Threat
November 17, 2016
Terry Halvorsen, U.S. Defense Department chief information officer, told the AFCEA TechNet Asia-Pacific audience he is concerned about the cyber threat posed by insiders, but he also warned against limiting employees’ sense of freedom.
What’s the Most Deadly Cyber Attack?
November 17, 2016
U.S. military and civilian experts on protecting critical infrastructure control systems debated whether a cyber attack on common information systems or on industrial control systems would be more deadly in response to an audience question at the AFCEA TechNet Asia-Pacific conference in Honolulu.