John Felker speaks May 31, 2018, at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum presented by FireEye and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) John Felker, former head of DHS’s cyberthreat center, to retire from the department in September Felker headed DHS's 24/7 cyberthreat watch floor and information-sharing center from 2015 to 2019. Aug 24, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
DHS’s John Felker on how to be effective with security tools The director of the NCCIC talks about the need to understand your full threat landscape. Jul 10, 2018 By cyberscoop_staff Jeff Stone
Russian Embassy spokesperson confronts FBI, DHS officials in public event The Russian official asked a panel featuring officials from the FBI and DHS why the U.S. hasn't agreed to start a dialogue on cyber issues. Feb 21, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
It’s simple: Follow good cyber hygiene practices John Felker, head of DHS's NCCIC, talks with Greg Otto on how basic cyber hygiene could alleviate a lot of organizations' cybersecurity problems. Nov 22, 2017 By cyberscoop_staff Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Cyber companies urged to share — and not sell — threat info DHS wants cyber companies to give their threat intelligence away as widely as possible. Surprisingly, many cybersecurity companies seem to agree. Sep 11, 2017 By Shaun Waterman
New DHS Russian hacking report was designed for RSA crowds The Homeland Security Department quietly released a second technical report about Russian hacking, Friday, adding significant detail to a prior, December 29 release, which private sector security… Feb 14, 2017 By Chris Bing