A shortage in qualified industrial control system, or ICS, cybersecurity professionals — individuals trained to defend the nation’s energy infrastructure from hackers — should cause the Department…
On the front lines of the Obama administration's campaign to protect America's vital industries from foreign hackers, cyber criminals and online espionage is a tiny band of…
Jul 12, 2016
Some power companies are already moving their operational systems to specially segregated networks (Getty Images)
The deal, under which Washington state's Air National Guard penetration tested the computer network of a state-owned utility, took two years to put together and could be…
A proposed $15 million Energy Department fund announced Tuesday looks to improve the cybersecurity posture of the sector’s most vulnerable companies: smaller utility firms with less resources…
The White House announced new measures Tuesday to strengthen the federal cybersecurity workforce, including policies that will help agencies retain, as well as recruit, highly skilled information…
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, a global messaging service relied on by banks for international money transfers, has hired two large cybersecurity vendors…
More than half of small businesses have suffered a cyberattack or data breach in the last 12 months, and one-third don't know how it happened, according to…
Jul 11, 2016
U.S. Army Spc. Josh Sadler, of Regimental Higher Headquarters Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard participates in training in preparation for deployment to Iraq at Camp Shelby.
The Maryland National Guard wants to work with the cybersecurity industry to jointly recruit online warriors who could be activated for military duty in place at their…
