Federal disruptive technology strike force aims to defend against illicit actors, strengthen supply chains and protect critical technological assets.

A Cybersecurity Center of Excellence will be established at Massachusetts-based Springfield Technical Community College at Springfield Union Station.

Security spoke to Kimber Goerres, Security Systems Integration & Project Management Lead at Sony Electronics, who has served diligently in her role, ensuring the company’s error or down rate is nominal and establishing the technical security requirements for Sony offices globally. Here, Goerres speaks about her role, establishing technical security requirements and ensuring improved security levels through risk, vulnerability and audit assessments.

The Network Security Trade Act would ensure that the equipment and technology that are used to create the global communications and U.S. infrastructure are not compromised.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that China is threatening national security with its efforts to steal sensitive technology and proprietary information from U.S. companies, academic institutions and other organizations. 

The Pentagon officially took over the federal background-check system, with a newly created Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) inside the Defense Department now charged with reducing a massive backlog of clearances for employees and contractors, according to a news report.