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IG: Interior needs to tighten computer security – FCW.com


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IG: Interior needs to tighten computer security
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IG: Interior needs to tighten computer security. By Chase Gunter; Aug 10, 2016. Shutterstock image (by deepadesigns): Safety concept, closed padlock on a digital background. The Interior Department needs to tighten up the security and user access

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Ex-White House officials call for reform of zero-day disclosures – FCW.com


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Ex-White House officials call for reform of zero-day disclosures
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The interagency Vulnerability Equities Process assesses whether the government should reveal or hoard a previously unknown, or zero-day, software flaws. Disclosing a zero day allows companies to issue software patches, plugging holes in internet
US urged to be more transparent about zero daysFedScoop
FBI's iPhone paid-for hack should be barred, say ex-govt officialsThe Register

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US official: Russian cyberwarfare getting more sophisticated – FCW.com

US official: Russian cyberwarfare getting more sophisticated
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"We have certainly seen the sophistication of cyber strikes improve over Estonia and Georgia, from rudimentary denial-of-service to…relatively sophisticated surgical effects," Giesler said Jan. 20 at a National Defense Industrial Association

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The coming private cyber ‘war’ – FCW.com


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The coming private cyber 'war'
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“When people talk about 'cyber war' … 90 percent of the time they mean 'cyber crime,'” noted Emma Lovett, a Royal Australian Air Force squadron leader on exchange with the Pentagon. She added that she had a “happy dance moment” when President …

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