Deloitte Acquires aeCyberSolutions
aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering and systems integration company, has announced the sale of its Industrial Cybersecurity (IC) division, aeCyberSolutions, to Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory. Keep Reading
HackerU Acquires Cybint to Create ThriveDX
HackerU, a global educational technology company specializing in cybersecurity and other digital skills programs, has acquired Cybint, specialists in SaaS-based cyber education. Keep Reading
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Alyssa M. Doyle Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office
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