On June 1 the Chinese government kicked off its second annual Cybersecurity Week in Beijing. The Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Public Security jointly organized multiple exhibitions aimed at educating the public about Internet security risks. Regular reports about Chinese-sponsored…
Since his early 2015 swearing-in, Secretary of Defense Ashton “Ash” Carter made updating the 2011 US Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace a top priority. This update came in April when the Department of Defense released the 2015 Cyber Strategy Report,…
Law firms are natural targets for cyber crimes. A 2012 cybersecurity report estimated that 80 percent of the 100 largest American law firms had suffered “some malicious computer breach” in 2011. Cisco Systems also noted in their 2015 Annual Security Report that law firms were…
Security experts from across the US healthcare industry are meeting in Atlanta this week to take part in the 3rd Annual Healthcare Cyber Security Summit. They plan to discuss potential solutions to the alarming number of shortfalls in the industry’s information security posture….
In Moscow last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bilateral agreement on cybersecurity. As part of the deal the two countries pledged to not conduct cyber attacks against each other, to share cyber threat data, and to…
In April, the US House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation aimed at bolstering information sharing between the government and the private sector. If signed into law, the “Protecting Cyber Networks Act” and the “National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act” would strengthen liability…
In a few weeks, security experts from across the US healthcare industry will meet in Atlanta, GA to address the growing cyber threat to their organizations. The meeting is well timed as recent attacks on major healthcare providers, such as Anthem and Premera…
Recent industry data shows that cyber attacks on critical infrastructure (CI)—such as energy distribution networks, financial systems, and communications networks—pose a growing threat to CI companies and state actors alike. The increasing prevalence and sophistication of cyber attacks on CI companies suggests that…
Over the past year, a number of high-profile data breaches have illuminated how unprepared some of North America’s largest corporations are in the wake of increasing cyber threats. In 2014, several major corporations, including household names such as Neiman Marcus, Michaels, Target, Home…
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded its annual legislative session in Beijing last week, covering in part a controversial Anti-Terrorism Law with strict new cybersecurity provisions that could significantly impact operations and profitability of tech firms operating in China. While legislation was ultimately not…
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