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Category: cybersecurity
Google pledges $1 Billion to prepare workers for tech jobs
PITTSBURGH, PA // BDPA Pittsburgh // – CNET reported Thursday, October 12, 2017, Google’s introduction of $1 billion in new initiatives aimed at training and educating workers to help them … Continue reading Google pledges $1 Billion to prepare workers for tech jobs
President Elevates U.S. Cyber Command to Unified Combatant Command
WASHINGTON — At the direction of the president, the Defense Department today (18 AUG 17) initiated the process to elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command (UCC). “This new unified … Continue reading President Elevates U.S. Cyber Command to Unified Combatant Command
H.O.P.E. Project DMV inks Training and Consulting deal with Goodwill
WASHINGTON—The HOPE Project DMV has signed a consulting and training deal with Goodwill Industries International. Their first project launches later this month during BDPA-DC’s Innovate DMV week (#InnovateDMV17) where 20 … Continue reading H.O.P.E. Project DMV inks Training and Consulting deal with Goodwill
22-Year-Old Marcus Hutchins helped US thwart global ‘WannaCry’ Hack
ILFRACOMBE, England —Marcus Hutchins and other computer experts around the world worked throughout this past weekend fighting a vast “ransomware” attack paralyzing computers in at least 150 countries. Before ‘WannaCry‘ … Continue reading 22-Year-Old Marcus Hutchins helped US thwart global ‘WannaCry’ Hack
Congress Introduces “Active Cyber Defense Certainty” Act
Washington, D.C.—Representative Tom Graves (R-GA-14) proposed the Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) Act. The bill makes changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to allow the use of … Continue reading Congress Introduces “Active Cyber Defense Certainty” Act
NCWF: Public Comments Due 06 JAN 17
WASHINGTON (US-CERT.gov) — The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) developed the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NCWF) to define the cybersecurity workforce and provide a common taxonomy and lexicon by … Continue reading NCWF: Public Comments Due 06 JAN 17
Industry Mission Partners receive top Tech and Community Awards
WASHINGTON (bdpatoday)—Industry mission partners received technology and community service awards on Saturday, November 19, 2016, from National BDPA’s Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA-DC). Recognition was provided for community involvement and direct … Continue reading Industry Mission Partners receive top Tech and Community Awards
Cyber “Proxy” Wars: Massive DDoS Attacks Shutting Down Popular Sites
Hacker DDoS Attacks Against DynDNS Knocked Major Services Off Line MANCHESTER, NH (The Hacker News)—The Internet recently witnessed a record-breaking largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack of over one … Continue reading Cyber “Proxy” Wars: Massive DDoS Attacks Shutting Down Popular Sites
IT Summit and Town Hall Launch with New Tech Workforce
Helping Other People Excel (H.O.P.E.) WASHINGTON (bdpatoday)—The H.O.P.E. Project DMV launched its inaugural IT Summit and Town Hall in the District of Columbia on Saturday, October 1, 2016. The IT … Continue reading IT Summit and Town Hall Launch with New Tech Workforce
National IT Showcase Winners Announced
ATLANTA (bdpatoday) —National BDPA just wrapped up #BDPAConnect16, the national information technology organization’s 38th Annual National BDPA Technology Conference and Career Fair in Atlanta, Georgia. During the annual National Awards … Continue reading National IT Showcase Winners Announced
Delta Outage may have been Self-Inflicted
ATLANTA—The airline had cancelled more than 650 flights by 5:00 PM EDT as of Monday, August 8, 2016. Just days before National BDPA’s Technology Conference in Atlanta, the outage triggered … Continue reading Delta Outage may have been Self-Inflicted
