President Barack Obama’s plan to protect the U.S. from hackers was supposed to let more companies access classified data on computer threats so banks, utilities and other targets would be able to boost their cybersecurity. Fourteen months later, it hasn’t happened.

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In its Cybersecurity Jobs Report, the Cyberpoint Technology & Innovation Center listed more than 70 cybersecurity businesses with a presence in Maryland, in addition to defense industry companies and government agencies nearby.

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A cybersecurity startup company has moved to Frederick from West Virginia.

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The U.S. National Security Agency knew for at least two years about a flaw in the way that many websites send sensitive information, now dubbed the Heartbleed bug, and regularly used it to gather critical intelligence, two people familiar with the matter said.

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A young Baltimore startup has been pulled up to the big league of cybersecurity warriors.

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Officials at the University of Maryland say a database breach last month affects fewer people than first reported, but it affects students who attended the school years earlier than initially thought.

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Gov. Martin O’Malley and U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., signed an agreement Tuesday with local officials to expand a public-private cybersecurity technology partnership that will be located in Rockville.

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Maryland officials signed an agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Tuesday to more clearly define the development of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in the state to boost the development of cybersecurity.

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The White House is hoping to help American industries help themselves prevent cyberattacks.

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Cybersecurity executives and government officials are forming a roundtable group aimed at boosting the state's efforts to become a center for the growing field.

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