Tag: cybersecurity
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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‘ […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Speakers & Presenters Announced for Innovation Summit
NEW SPEAKERS & AGENDA Announced 2016 BDPA Regional Innovation Summit* June 23-25, 2016 Washington, D.C. “Innovation Evolves Once Shared” Pre-Registration is Requested Register today ► https://bdpadc16.eventbrite.com Join or Renew ► […]
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Cyber ROTC
The House Passes Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Policy Bill WASHINGTON — The House voted on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016, to add billions to a list of Pentagon weapons programs and training, […]
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Patriots Technology Training Center to Host 19th Annual Youth Summit on Technology
Seat Pleasant, MD—”Empowering Students Through Technology” has been the mission for over 19 years by increasing the number of students entering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) ultimately leading towards […]
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The Dirty Dozen: 12 Cloud Security Threats
Introducing the ‘Treacherous 12,’ the top security threats organizations face when using cloud services by Fahmida Y. Rashid, InfoWorld SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Enterprises are no longer sitting on their hands, wondering if […]