• Cybersecurity standard published to protect global critical infrastructure

    With industrial networks being increasingly connected to the hostile IT world, and the frequency and sophistication of malware growing exponentially, industrial stakeholders must act today to protect their critical systems; the International Instrument Users Association (WIB) releases comprehensive cybersecurity standard to protect critical industrial computers;

  • The time for cybersecurity contracting is now

    It is not just a fad: cybersecurity represented the largest request for funds in last year’s intelligence budget; it is an area for expansion government contractors cannot afford to pass up

  • Second round of CyberPatriot competition sees 80 teams advance

    CyberPatriot, an education initiative produced by AFA to inspire students to consider science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in their studies, completed a second round of competition; nearly 400 teams registered in the All-Service Division, and approximately 80 teams scored high enough to compete again come 4 December; teams raced against time and their opponents quickly to find and effectively correct vulnerabilities in a virtual network