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‘It’s going to be painful’: Pentagon official urges contractors to improve cybersecurity
A politician-turned-defense official is trying to shake up the acquisition bureaucracy.
Lawmakers offer Illinois election work as blueprint to secure 2020
Building on progress made in Illinois and elsewhere requires more federal money, experts say.
Russian indicted by Mueller for alleged troll-farm activities is released by Belarus
Anna Bogacheva is one of 13 Russians charged by the former special counsel for interfering in U.S. politics.
North Korea is using front companies to steal cryptocurrency
North Korean government-backed hackers known by the name of Lazarus Group are back at it.
Cyber Command’s bug bounty program uncovers more than 30 vulnerabilities
The bug bounty program, sponsored by U.S. Cyber Command, zeroed in on finding vulnerabilities external to the Department of Defense Information Network.
Senator: U.S. companies can't stand up to China without cybersecurity assurances
Want big tech companies and sports leagues to stop giving in to Beijing's demands? Make sure they feel safe from the Chinese cyberthreat, Sen. Ben Sasse says.
'Kicking out the adversary' is part of new Cybersecurity Directorate's mission, NSA says
The focus on eradicating hackers from victimized organizations sets the new Cybersecurity Directorate apart from old defense-focused branches of the NSA.
DHS asks Congress for subpoena authority to contact vulnerable asset owners
The move is an attempt to speed up the process by which DHS interacts with critical infrastructure companies on the front lines of hacking threats.
NSA director rebukes Beijing for 'weaponizing' disinformation in Hong Kong protests
Gen. Paul Nakasone says China's information warfare efforts are only meant to help the country exert authoritarian control.
Group said to be behind attempted campaign hack has also gone after cybersecurity researchers
After Microsoft said Iranian hackers had targeted a presidential campaign, more data on the group is coming out.
