Serious gaps remain between cyber concerns, investments; Contractors move to save cybersecurity funding; House to consider limited GOP immigration bill

CompTIA’s 10th Annual Information Security Trends study reviews how the use of mobile devices and technologies such as cloud computing create opportunities as well as vulnerabilities, reports Federal Computer Week. Fifty-seven percent of respondents indicated their company has made at least moderate IT security changes to combat those threats over the past two years, while 10 percent indicated they’ve made drastic changes.

Federal officials have hinted that the cybersecurity budget will be spared amid spending cuts, says Politico. Rep. Mac Thornberry, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, indicated the government will continue to rely on the private sector to provide cybersecurity capabilities.

House Republicans are slated to vote next week on new legislation that would expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for immigrants with green cards to bring their families to the U.S., according to the Associated Press. The original legislation, dubbed the STEM Jobs Act, was rejected in a House vote in September by a Democrat majority that argued that the increase in visas was offset by the elimination of another visa program for less-educated foreigners.