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Democrats call for probe into White House’s cybersecurity practices

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Democratic members of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology are calling for a probe into the White House’s cybersecurity practices, according to a letter. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and Don Beyers, D-Va., signed and sent a letter to the committee’s Republican leadership requesting a hearing on the matter. “The […]

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While startups cashed in, total cybersecurity venture funding fell in 2016

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Venture capital firms invested roughly $3.1 billion into a record 279 cybersecurity companies last year, according to research published by CB Insights on Thursday. That figure represents a $600 million drop from 2015 to 2016. From an industry standpoint, 2016 also saw a decrease in exits — otherwise known as business events in which a […]

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Former NSA contractor indicted for stealing massive trove of classified documents

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A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday accusing former defense contractor Harold T. Martin III of stealing classified and top secret government documents. Government lawyers say that from 1996 to August 2016, Martin repetitively stole information pertaining to NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, CIA and National Reconnaissance Office operations and capabilities Martin allegedly stored much of this […]

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As .gov turns to cloud, agency heads deliberate cyber-defense strategies

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Agencies across the U.S. government are increasingly looking to migrate their data into the cloud to cut costs, but doing so has also introduced new cybersecurity challenges, federal executives said Wednesday during Verizon’s Government of the Future conference produced by FedScoop. Each government agency is defined by a very specific mission set, explained Census Bureau […]

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