The bills are designed to authorize DHS grant funding for higher education cybersecurity training and education, authorize the procurement of airport security screening technologies, codify a federal cybersecurity contest and restrict the use of a popular social media app on DHS phones and devices.
One expert compares aggressive or tricky security testing to "ambulance chasing" sales tactics, creating a negative association that gets in the way of the constructive relationship building between security and other areas of the business.
The eight schools join 82 other universities involved in the National Science Foundation’s CyberCorps SFS program that aims to develop cyber talent for government agencies.
Parham Eftekhari likes to connect people. Community engagement has been a constant in his career for nearly decade. CRA's SVP of Content Jill Aitoro spoke to Eftekhari to learn more about his passions, and how his expanded role leading both the Cybersecurity Collaborative and the Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum will better serve the infosec community.
Phishing is the No. 1 cause of cyber incidents, so a security strategy that relies on the end-user is likely to fail, cybersecurity experts say. The best form of security awareness training for employees is brief, frequent and focused.