The Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will be part of a unique risk assessment project to assess the safety and effectiveness of supply chain practices. The project, which is the ...

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Much like in real life, when you go on the internet you leave fingerprints, digital ones, that show what you like, what you believe and what websites you’ve visited recently. Third parties, including social media sites and other corporations looking ...

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WASHINGTON — An unusual strain of virus-like hacker software that exploits computer server vulnerabilities — without requiring human interaction — is a leading example of a new generation of “ransomware,” according to a new report by Cisco Systems Inc. Hackers ...

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A computer virus struck the information technology system of MedStar Health early Monday, forcing the company to shut down all of its system interfaces to prevent further spread. The virus prevented some employees from logging in to their computers. The ...

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The ability to access files and communicate from anywhere brings a host of security concerns for law firms entrusted with their clients’ personal data. But it doesn’t take a full-time IT department to prevent confidential information from falling into the ...

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ROCKVILLE — U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has joined Maryland elected officials in celebrating the expansion of a cybersecurity research center in Rockville. They cut a ribbon Monday for the expanded headquarters of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six people pleaded guilty to charges related to more than $100 million in stolen software such as Windows XP that authorities said was one of the largest such piracy schemes prosecuted by the U.S. government. Tammy ...

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It seems a month doesn’t go by that yet another news story doesn’t surface about a cybersecurity attack on a company or government agency with sensitive private information accessed or stolen. It’s a significant privacy and security issue that experts ...

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While many technology giants and privacy advocacy groups have been lobbying against a cybersecurity bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday, local cybersecurity experts believe the bill is a step in the right direction for data protection. The Cybersecurity Information ...

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The future of war-fighting wasn’t the only thing on display when Defense Secretary Ashton Carter traveled Wednesday to Fort Meade for a briefing at Cyber Command. The digital future of defense contracting also will be evident. Bids are due Dec. ...

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