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• Trump Administration To Create New Cybersecurity Framework For Agencies

  Trump administration will develop metrics to track federal agencies’ implementation of a federal cybersecurity framework, according to a White House adviser.

• Indiana University Launches Cybersecurity Master Of Science Degree

  The college stated that the major will focus on legal, ethical and policy cybersecurity issues faced by several industries.

• Hackers Steal More Than 600 GB Data By Breaching PC Microphone

  A group of hackers has successfully extracted more than 600 GB of data by hijacking PC microphone with malware attack.

• Cybersecurity and International Relations: The Internet is the New Domain of Warfare

  A surge of scholarly publications have been made available online to offer a wide range of ideas on the impact of cybersecurity on international relations.

• Former NSA Director Keith Alexander Is "Really Impressed" Over Donald Trump's Approach to Cybersecurity

  Following a White House meeting on cybersecurity, former NSA director Keith Alexander praised President Donald Trump for taking on a different approach in tackling cybersecurity issues.

• Inconsistent policies make US Cyber Security Law vulnerable

  The inconsistent laws and policies of cyber security is making individuals more suspectible to vulnerabilities of cyber-attacks.

• 'No Computer is Safe': Trump Questioning on the Quest for Cybersecurity

  Trump tries to figure out why there is such a ruckus over cybersecurity when he states that no computer is safe, leaving many to question what can really be considered a safe way for passing information these days.

• Senate Encryption Bill vs Cybersecurity

  In the name of upholding the rule of law and giving justice to crimes such as terrorism, child pornography and the likes, the U.S. Senate has officially released the draft of the highly controversial encryption bill and it has since then received criticisms from Cybersecurity advocates.

• China’s new anti-terrorism law requires tech companies to surrender encrypted data to authorities

  Various companies operating in China are worried as to how the newly passed anti-terrorism law will affect their customers and businesses.

• U.S. to bring Japan under its cyber defense umbrella

  The United States will extend its cyber defense umbrella over Japan, helping its Asian ally cope with the growing threat of online attacks against military bases and infrastructure such as power grids, the two nations said in a joint statement on Saturday.

• Lynch inherits civil rights probes from Holder as U.S. attorney general

  A string of deadly confrontations between mostly white police and black men will be among challenges immediately facing Loretta Lynch when she is sworn in on Monday as U.S. attorney general.

• Politics intrude as cybersecurity firms hunt foreign spies

  The $71 billion cybersecurity industry is fragmenting along geopolitical lines as firms chase after government contracts, share information with spy agencies, and market themselves as protectors against attacks by other nations.

• U.S. has raised concerns with China about new cyber rules: official

  The Obama administration sees planned new cybersecurity rules in China as a "major barrier" to trade and has raised concerns with Beijing at the highest level, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

• Obama seeks $14 billion to boost U.S. cybersecurity defenses

  President Barack Obama's budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year seeks $14 billion (9 billion pounds) for cybersecurity efforts across the U.S. government to better protect federal and private networks from hacking threats.

• FBI, Secret Service investigate reports of cyber attacks on U.S. banks

  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating media reports that several U.S. financial firms have been victims of recent cyber attacks.

• Online Retailer NoMoreRack.com Investigates Possible Customer Card Breach

  Reuters has cited the cybersecurity blog KrebsOnSecurity that the Online retailer NoMoreRack is" going through its second forensic audit in seven months to investigate a potential breach of customer card data."The company has been notified by Discover about the potential breach.