Securing web applications is a team sport. To stand a chance against a growing onslaught of web application attacks, software engineers and security practitioners need to know when to pass the ball.

President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on Wednesday authorizing vetted private companies to conduct offensive hacking operations against foreign criminal networks — ...

Sean Cairncross wants the private sector to use its technical prowess to inform U.S. government offensive and defensive decisions. Industry Cyber Threats Cyber Defense National Cyber Director Sean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent drafts of the Defense Department's forthcoming cyber strategy would encourage the Pentagon to enlist private contractors to ...

It’s happened: After many years of debating the pros and cons of whether “hacking back” would become the law of the land, we now have a decision and a new, formal direction. Specifically, ...

The U.S. government has an offensive cyber wish list, and the private sector is already bidding. Many federal contractors back the effort, though they still have deeper questions about semantics and ...

A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump instructs the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private security companies to apply for approval ...

The FBI’s takedown of QTFY exposes how China’s reliance on private cyber contractors gives state hackers scale and stealth. It also underscores why CISOs can no longer trust IP reputation alone. Last ...