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19 Jul Weekly Rundown: Girl Scouts In Cyber, N.Y. Election Security, Email Threat Isolation
News and resources to keep you on the cutting edge of cybersecurity
– Kerry Morgan, Cybercrime Reporter
Northport, N.Y. — Jul. 19, 2018
THIS WEEK
- Girl Scouts of the USA release 30 new STEM related badges — including programming and cybersecurity.
- U.S. National Intelligence Chief states U.S. is at a dangerously high risk of cyberattacks — finds warning signs just as serious as before 9 /11.
- New York aims to strengthen election cybersecurity with $5 million budget.
- Google gets hit with near $5 billion fine by European Commission over Android operating system.
- Pentagon warns companies to strengthen their network protection or risk losing government contracts.
- Aircraft industry holds cybersecurity as a top priority — it even brings rival companies into collaboration.
- Deloitte launches EMEA Women in Cyber initiative encouraging women to join the cybersecurity industry.
- Symantec releases new technology “Email Threat Isolation” to protect devices against cyberattacks.
- Australia’s controversial “My Health Record” — the pros, the cons and the safeguards.
- Cybersecurity Ventures’ list of Women in Cybersecurity to Follow on Twitter reaches 345 names — with many more to come.
WATCH THIS
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Community resources to keep you on the cutting edge of cyber:
- Top cybersecurity news sites for breaking stories and the latest threat alerts
- Quarterly cybercrime diary of data breaches and cyberattacks
- Hack blotter with cybercriminal Investigations, arrests and convictions
- 20 cybersecurity experts to follow on Twitter for crowd-sourced opinions and insights
- Cybersecurity events calendar featuring conferences and expos globally
- Big list of hacker and cybersecurity movies from 1969 to present
- Cybersecurity 500 list of the world’s hottest and most innovative cybersecurity companies
- Cyberwarfare report contains a dateline of U.S. and international cyber conflicts
- List of cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions (M&A) every quarter
- VC report covers venture capital and corporate investments into cybersecurity companies
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– Kerry Morgan is a Cybercrime Reporter for Cybercrime Magazine.
