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NIST Unveils Recommendations to Secure Federal Networks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the draft document detailing its latest guidelines on how federal agencies could secure better networks against large-scale Distributed Denial of Service attacks. The NIST said

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by Darwin McDaniel
December 20, 2018
Civilian/News
Christopher Painter to Depart Role as State Dept Cyber Coordinator

Christopher Painter, coordinator for cyber issues at the State Department, will step down at the end of the month after six years in the job, Nextgov reported Monday. Painter was one of

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by Scott Nicholas
July 18, 2017
Government Technology/News
Senators Ask FBI for Investigation Updates on DDoS Attacks on FCC Public Comment Filing Portal

A group of five senators has asked the FBI for updates on its investigation into distributed denial-of-service attacks that targeted the Federal Communications Commission’s electronic comment filing platform. FCC reported on May 8

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by Jane Edwards
June 1, 2017
Government Technology/News
House Lawmakers Urge FTC to Address Consumer Concerns Over Internet of Things Security

Reps. Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) have called on the Federal Trade Commission to oversee manufacturers’ efforts to secure connected devices and protect consumers from cyber attacks. Pallone and Schakowsky told FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez

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by Ramona Adams
November 7, 2016
Government Technology/News
Jeh Johnson: Internet Service Company Dyn has Addressed Cyber Attack

Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said U.S. officials think the distributed denial of service attack against internet performance management company Dyn has been addressed, Nextgov reported Monday. Johnson

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by Ramona Adams
October 25, 2016
Government Technology/News
Reports: US Authorities Examine Cyber Attack on DNS Provider Dyn

U.S. authorities are investigating a distributed-denial-of-service attack that hit internet performance management company Dyn‘s managed domain name system infrastructure, USA Today reported Friday. Eli Blumenthal and Elizabeth Weise write that Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, Netflix and PayPal were among the

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman
October 24, 2016
Government Technology/News
DOJ: 7 Iranians Indicted on US Financial System Hacking Charges

A federal grand jury has indicted seven Iranian people whom government  investigators believe have orchestrated extensive denial-of-service attacks on U.S. financial services institutions between December 2012 and September 2013. The Justice Department said Thursday computer hacking

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman
March 24, 2016
Government Technology/News
DHS Awards DDoS-Focused Cyber Research Contracts to Universities of Delaware, Houston

The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has selected the University of Delaware and University of Houston to conduct cybersecurity research focused on distributed-denial-of-service attacks under contracts worth $4.5 million combined. DHS

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by Anna Forrester
September 8, 2015
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