NIST Publishes Cyber Attack Recovery Guidebook

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery. The document describes the two phases of recovery: tactical and strategic. Tactical recovery is based on procedures established prior to a cyber attack; strategic recovery involves identifying lessons learned from the event and using those lessons to plan for recovery from future events. Recovery is one of five aspects of NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. The others are identification, protection, detection, and response. 

CYBERCamp 2017

CYBERCamp 2017 - can we count on your sponsorship?

We have GREAT news! Our first ever CYBERCamp in July 2016 was such a HUGE success we're already planning for summer 2017- AND we're going to do TWO one-week camps! We need your help to sponsor a variety of items for our students. We are offering five sponsorship packages and encourage you and your company to consider making this investment in the NCR's future cyber warriors. Since we are running two one-week camps, there are two of each of the sponsorship packages available (one for each week).  You can view (and purchase!) the sponsorship packages here. CYBERCamp 2017 will be held in July 2017 at Mantech University in Herndon, VA.  If you have sponsorship questions, please contact Sponsorship Lead Christian Galvan at christian.galvan@capitalone.com.  Registration and additional information will be available in spring 2017.  Interested in volunteering to help with the camp?  Sign up here.

2017 Summer Internship Programs

Internships / Mentoring

• Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital: 2017 Four Directions Summer Research Program. This program is a summer research opportunity for undergraduate students with a commitment to the health of American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Deadline is February 6, 2017. Learn more. 

• Georgia Tech/Urban Honey Bee Project: Bee-INSPIRED 2017 Summer Program. This is a paid summer STEM research program for undergraduates, and includes housing and travel allowance. Deadline is February 15, 2017. Learn more.  

2016. Ebola Vaccine.

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Offers Full Protection

An Ebola vaccine trial tested in Guinea (NYT) last year saw no one develop the virus ten days or more after receiving the vaccine, according to newly published results. Some eleven thousand people died in the West Africa Ebola outbreak (Guardian) that began in December 2013. 

Haiti. 2016. UN OCHA Situation Report. Hurricane Matthew

OCHA Haïti | Préparation & réponse aux urgences Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

26 December 2016 OCHA Haiti Hurricane Matthew - Situation Report No. 30 Dear partners, Kindly click here to view OCHA: Hurricane Matthew Situation Report No. 30 as of 26 December 2016. Situation Report Main Points The CERF approved two project proposals worth just over US$ 3.5 million for rapid restoration of safe education services, protection assistance to most vulnerable evicted from temporary shelters and support to an estimated 30,000 people in areas of return. The three-month USD 139 million Flash Appeal to respond to the most urgent post Hurricane Matthew humanitarian needs remains underfunded by USD 52.5 million (or 37.8% of the funding requirements). As of 22 December, WFP’s general food distributions reached 886,000 and 218,500 people in two phases. The collection of data for the new Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) has been finalized and preliminary findings will be released next week. According to IOM registration data, some 3 per cent of families living in temporary shelters have received offers from strangers to take care of their children, raising concerns of trafficking risks. Best regards, OCHA