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Is there progress in the Science of Security?Lablet panel discusses progress in the Science of Security at quarterly meeting
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Science of Security and Hard Problems Discussed at 1st Lablet Quarterly Meeting Held at NSALablet Researchers meet at NSA, discuss Science of Security Hard Problems
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Vehicle to Vehicle Proposed Rule Announced - open for CommentsDepartment of Transportation has announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making for vehicle to vehicle communication. This communication technology would have each car broadcast data about itself, like speed or breaking, so that other vehicles around it know…
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Hack of Saudi Arabia Exposes Middle East Cybersecurity FlawsInteresting Bloomberg article documenting how the middle east especially Saudi Arabia is a magnet with poor cybersecurity. A PriceWaterHouseCooper report showed that it was home to the costliest cyberattacks. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016…
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IBM Watson Beta Testing for CybersecurityIBM announced their machine learning technology, Watson, was being beta tested in cybersecurity. They are trying to teach it to identify malicious behavior such was malware, insiders, banking fraud, finding vulnerabilities in code and in visualizing data…
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Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity Final Report ReleasedThe Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity Report Released their final report for President Obama on how to improve cybersecurity.
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Rise of the Machines: The Dyn Attack Was Just a Practice RunThe Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) released a report about CPS and cyber attackers. More specifically, it documents what is going on with using IoT as a base of cyberattack. As we have seen earlier with Mirai, this report puts…
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DoD awards $17 Million Contract with GA Tech to Help Establish Science of Cyber AttributionThe Department of Defense awarded $17.3 million over 4.5 years to Georgia Tech to further the science of attribution. The initiative will provide proof of involvement by specific groups, identifiable by their methods of attack, consistent errors and…
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SANS Annouced Winners of 2016 Difference Makers AwardSANS Institude annouced the winners of its 2016 Difference Makers Award. This award celebrates those individuals whose innovation, skill and hard work have resulted in real increases in information security. More Information and List of Winners: https…
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NSF Advancing the Science of CybersecurityThe National Science Foundation awards $76 in cybersecurity research. It was part of their Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program to study the scientific, engineering and socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity. Within this award 3 projects…
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NICE Program Office posts Draft Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST SP 800-181) for public commentsThe U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a reference resource that will help U.S. employers more effectively identify, recruit, develop and maintain cybersecurity talent. The draft NICE…
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5th BSCPC Open for SubmissionsThe 5th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition is open for submissions. NSA invites nominations of papers published between January 1st 2016 and December 31st 2016 that show an outstanding contribution to cybersecurity science. …