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Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 27, 2015.
This week, I attended an event sponsored by Hexis Cyber Solutions. As part of his presentation, Hexis’s CTO, Steve Donald, provided yet another metric about the cybersecurity skills shortage when he mentioned that there is 0% unemployment for cybersecurity professionals in the Washington DC area. via 0% Cybersecurity Job Unemployment in Washington | Network World
How well a company has locked down its systems and data will have a direct effect on how much a potential buyer is willing to shell out for an acquisition — or whether a buyer will even bite in the first place, said a panel of cybersecurity experts Thursday. via Want to be acquired? Get […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 26, 2015.
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 25, 2015.
Benjamin M. Lawsky, New York’s Superintendent of Financial Services, said in a speech that his office is considering requirements that senior bank executives personally attest to the adequacy of their anti-money-laundering systems. He also wants banks to receive warranties from third-party vendors that those providers have cybersecurity protections in place, among other requirements. via Lawsky […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 24, 2015.
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 23, 2015.
For nearly a year, banks and law firms have discussed setting up a legal group that would be affiliated with the banking industry’s main forum for sharing information about threats from hackers, online criminals and even nation states — the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Several people briefed on those discussions said those […]
Corporations and the government must be “true partners” in fighting computer hackers, or breaches like the one at Sony Pictures Entertainment last year will grow more common, President Barack Obama said earlier this month. A detailed look at the attack on the Sony Corp. unit shows that could be a tall order. via Sony, U.S. […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 22, 2015.
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 21, 2015.
Convinced that it faces threats from governments in China, Iran, and Russia, and that the U.S. government isn’t doing enough to help, JPMorgan has built a vast security operation and staffed it increasingly with ex-military officers. Soon after joining the bank in early 2014, Cummings helped hire Gregory Rattray—like Cummings, a former Air Force colonel—as […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for February 20, 2015.
Cybersecurity is becoming an increasing part of the legal field, according to a new report published today by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. The report, prepared by the Hanover Research Corp., focuses on the role of corporate legal departments in addressing cybersecurity challenges. via Cybersecurity becoming a pervasive part of legal culture, IU […]