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At a White House event, the Office of the National Cyber Director and others encouraged a shift away from hiring based on degrees or years of experience.
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An industry-led group is calling for the federal government to develop economic incentives for small and medium-sized businesses, simplify cyber regulations and provide clear liability protections around information sharing.
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The White House will soon release the next steps for the litany of initiatives first released last July, ONCD’s Brian Scott said Tuesday.
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The effort is aimed at reducing one of the most common vulnerabilities that plague software.
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In response to the watchdog’s report, the Office of the National Cyber Director said that performance measures don’t really exist in the cybersecurity field.
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The former National Security Agency executive director will oversee federal cyber policy as the first Senate-confirmed NCD in 10 months.
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The White House is urging the Senate to quickly vote on Harry Coker to be the new national cyber director.
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Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee advances former NSA executive director’s nomination as the nation’s cyber chief.
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Former NSA executive director says that as national cyber director, he would “continue the good work ONCD has done with its partners.”
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The regulatory road to harmonizing regulations for 16 critical infrastructure sectors is long and treacherous one.
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