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Senators Hope to Reboot on Cybersecurity After Data Breaches
A White House report also illustrates the rising security demand and privacy concerns surrounding information-sharing. A draft bill from Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein would allow companies to monitor their networks to find cybersecurity threats and grant them legal protection for sharing such information.
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Booz Allen Helps Utilities Update Cybersecurity Standards and Strengthen Performance
When the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) signed Order 791 in January 2014, more than 400 utilities suddenly faced a tight timetable to plan for and comply with version 5 of the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cybersecurity standards. The reason for the change is clear and timely: A report from the Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Emergency Response Team disclosed that the energy industry faced more cyberattacks between October 2012 and May 2013 than any other sector.
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China’s Growing Cyber Security Concerns
The report about U.S. National Security Agency engaging in espionage on Chinese telecom company Huawei and Chinese leaders further exacerbates China's domestic concerns about cyber security and may bring some unexpected changes to Sino-US cooperation on cyber issues.
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Cops get serious about cybercrime, and not before time
The world's police forces are, it seems, starting to appreciate the scale and significance of the cybercrime problem. The director of the FBI, James Comey, told journalists last week that cyber threats were a major priority for his agency. He admitted that there is a serious shortage of digital skills in law enforcement, and said the FBI's specialists were constantly being called on by police forces working on cyber offences to cover that skills gap.
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Over one third of German web users victims of cybercrime
Over one third (38%) of all internet users in Germany have been victims of computer and internet crime in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Aris for ICT industry group Bitkom. This is equal to around 21 million Germany. One quarter (24%) of internet users said their computer had been infected with malicious software in the last 12 months.
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Do Proofpoint’s Earnings Mean Anything for Cybersecurity?
Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT ) shares soared after the cloud data protection software provider reported better-than-expected earnings. However, it's worth noting that shares of security stocks have been badly beaten, and had continued to trend lower prior to Proofpoint's report.
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