Earlier this year, President Obama instituted Executive Order 13636 - Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was tasked to provide the White House recommendations for prudent next steps to mitigate the risks this Executive Order addresses. In an effort to promote a more holistic approach to risk mitigation, GSA worked directly with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of...

Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the NVTC Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee Happy Hour! Mingle with area cybersecurity professionals from both commercial and government organizations. You must RSVP to evan@w2comm.com 5-7pm at La Tasca2900 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA

In 2009, Chinese hackers began stealing sensitive intellectual property from U.S. oil, gas and petrochemical companies. The attacks were attributed to the Chinese based on recognition of Chinese hacking tools previously identified on underground hacking sites and the attacks apparent origin in Beijing. Termed “Night Dragon,” these attacks included social engineering, spear-phishing attacks, exploitation of Microsoft Windows OS vuln...