EU cybersecurity body urges Web security review

EU cybersecurity body urges Web security review
ZDNet Asia
By Kevin Kwang , ZDNet Asia on August 2, 2011 (4 hours ago) The European Network and Information Security Agency says existing standards governing Web and browser technologies reaching "point of no return"; proposes improvements to 13 upcoming ...
Cyber Security Top of Mind at CompTIA's Breakaway
eSecurity Planet
... for the IT channel this week in Washington, DC, cyber security is a focus of several conference sessions and, at the inaugural CompTIA Tech Summit, co-located with Breakaway 2011, aCybersecurity Summit is scheduled for this Thursday, August 4. ...
U.S. government hankers for hackers
Reuters
The NSA needs cyber security experts to harden networks, defend them with updates, do "penetration testing" to find security holes and watch for any signs of cyber attacks. The NSA is expanding its fold of hackers, but George said there is a shortage ...
Cybersecurity: Defense Department
GovExec.com
In mid-July, the Pentagon released an unprecedented cybersecurity strategy that formally branded cyberspace as a domain of warfare, akin to land, sea, air and space. But, instead of outlining offensive measures, the framework focuses on how to deter ...
Pocatello Family Medicine responds to cyber security concern
Idaho State Journal
POCATELLO — Officials with Pocatello Family Medicine have sent letters notifying patients that the firewall protecting computerized records was inadvertently left inactive for several months. Amy O'Brien, medical practice director of Pocatello Family ...
ENISA Tackles Cybersecurity
BankInfoSecurity.com
The objective: cybersecurity incident prevention. Among ENISA's successes: a 2010 pan-European exercise that brought together member states with the goals of improving communication and emergency response. "What we are doing this year is working ...
Northrop Appoints Vice Admiral Dorsett as VP of Cybersecurity, C4 Government ...
GovConWire
(NYSE: NOC) has appointed Jack Dorsett as vice president of government relations forcybersecurity and C4 operations, effective immediately. Dorsett will manage corporate-wide interfaces with executive branch officials, Congressmen, and non-government ...
Small firms, economic growth and the cyber threat
Public Service
By Ann Swain, Federation of Small Businesses Cyber security is an issue which can affect us all, but with so much of the expertise across the private and public sector it is important that a working relationship is established between the two to really ...
Anonymous Hackers Target FBI Cybersecurty Contractor ManTech
CRN
This time we hit one of their biggest contractors for cyber security: Mantech International corporations,” the hackers said in a note posted to the Pirate Bay. “Dear Government and Law Enforcement, we are repeating this message as we have the suspicion ...
Maryland Cyber Investment Partners Welcomes John Havermann to Its Board of ...
Benzinga
Maryland Cyber Investment Partners (MCIP), an advisory-centric investment firm focused on thecyber security market, today named John F. Havermann II to the company's Board of Advisors. Havermann is a senior account executive for Cyber and NSA within ...
Media Alert: Narus to Exhibit at 2011 GFIRST Conference
Marketwire (press release)
Sponsored by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), the conference will bring together cyber security experts, top information security professionals and government officials to discuss the latest in cyber security news and ...
Defense contractors with a large presence in the region
Washington Post
CACI International, headquartered in Arlington, provides professional services such as program management as well as information technology services such as cybersecurity and integration of communications equipment, primarily to the defense and ...
Internet security urged to cut down sex crimes
Focus Taiwan News Channel
2 (CNA) Women's welfare groups urged the government Tuesday to put in place an Internet real-name system to boost cyber security and curb what they describe as the rampant online child sex trade. Accompanied by a lawmaker from the opposition Democratic ...
Smart grid opponents not happy with Naperville alternative
Chicago Daily Herald
... After analyzing several options, Naperville officials are prepared to offer a non-wireless smart meter alternative that would be read manually by a meter technician, offer significantly lower RF emissions and pose a mitigated cybersecurity risk. ...
A dark shadow over Indo-US nuclear deal
Rediff
For all the euphoria following the second United States-India Strategic Dialogue last month -- with the signing of agreements in areas ranging from counterterrorism to cyber-security and cooperation in trade and investment to green technologies ...
The Secure Approach to the Embedded Multi-Core
TMC Net
Information Assurance and overall Cyber Security are vital for the protection of the embedded multi-core. Information Assurance is focused on the protection and preserving of data. The top priority in this space is the data itself and the embedded ...
E-crime deterring online business growth
Public Service
Cyber threats are deterring smaller businesses from contributing to growth through e-commerce and a sound cyber security policy is needed before many will take advantage of improving internet infrastructure, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has ...
Chose your clicks wisely- clickjacking is on the rise
WTOP
Cyber security experts like Bill Morgan call the practice clickjacking, which is "the ability for somebody to send you an email but what you're actually clicking on is not what you think it is." Morgan warns that not only are clickjackers collecting ...
Finance department deploys cyber net
Vancouver Sun
In October, the government unveiled its National Cyber Security Strategy for protecting the country's critical digital infrastructure. Critics, however, say that $90 million in funding over five years isn't nearly enough to combat the growing global ...
USCG Cyber Command
Emergency Management (blog)
I guess their plan is to work with the Facility Inspection group in the maritime sectors to begin looking at cyber security. To date, cyber security may have seemed to be a remote mission given the limited adoption of technological innovation in the ...
Matt Jones Joins EOS Climate as Chief Executive Officer
PR Newswire (press release)
Most recently, he served as President and CEO of CloudShield Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC, which provides cyber security and service management solutions to service providers and national governments worldwide. ...
The Aspen Institute Wraps the 2011 Aspen Security Forum
PR Newswire (press release)
... of in-depth discussions on the state of: aviation security; maritime security; border security; mass transit security; intelligence; critical infrastructure protection; cybersecurity; counterterrorism strategy; terrorism finance; and much more. ...
North Las Vegas Neighborhood News
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to host a cyber security session at noon Aug. 8 at 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway. John Cooper and Matt Engle will discuss network security and cyber liability insurance in the education session ...
Huawei hires ex-UK info chief as global cyber security officer
London South East
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Building a Better 'Cyber Range'
ISN
Geisler currently serves as director of cyber security at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a FORTUNE 500 company. Cyber ranges can be found within US military services and agencies, at other government units as well as at private ...
Smart research in California: $150 million over 5 years
Intelligent Utility
The project's activities and costs would focus on cyber security, electric resource planning, electric and gas system operations and workforce preparedness. According to the application, LLNL brings several key capabilities to the partnership. ...
Digitial investigations have matured
SC Magazine Australia
Forensic investigations are a central part of the federal cybersecurity strategy, according to an analyst at US-CERT, the agency tasked with responding to and defending against cyberattacks targeted at the executive branch of government. ...
Data-Breach Disclosures May Decline 50% Under Proposed Bills
San Francisco Chronicle
The White House proposed in May a consumer-notification standard as part of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill that has yet to be introduced in Congress. About 85 percent of all US companies have experienced one or more data breaches, most of which are ...
Hackers for hire: DDoS attacks offered for a price
myce.com
The cyber security blog pointed out that anyone with a website (commercial or private) could be a potential target for “digital hit men” – hackers who rent out their expertise to wreak havoc on behalf of paying customers. As with any type of service, ...
Cost of Cybercrime Soars -- The Disruptors
TheStreet.com
A spate of high-profile digital attacks against the likes of Lockheed Martin(LMT), Citigroup(C) Sony(SNE), and even the CIA has raised the profile of cyber security. Cyber attacks are increasingly common for a host of companies, according to HP and the ...
Huawei hires ex-UK info chief as global cyber security
WTAQ
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it has appointed a former British government information official as global cyber-security officer, as the world's second-largest network equipment maker aims to expand its footprint with more ...
Web Security: EU Cyber-Security Agency ENISA Flags Security Fixes For New Web ...
Science 2.0 (press release)
At a critical moment in the development of HTML5, the new core standard for the web, ENISA today proposes important security fixes for 13 upcoming web standards. ENISA has identified 50 security threats and proposed how they should be addressed. ...
US Stocks Fall In Volatile Session; DJIA Has 7th Straight Loss
Wall Street Journal
Sourcefire advanced 54 cents, or 2.2%, to 25.12 after Morgan Stanley analysts upgraded their stock-investment rating on the cybersecurity company, predicting a third-quarter pickup in federal business.
Getting to know you: Comex, the boy behind iOS' JailbreakMe
Engadget
The self-described Apple fanboy admits his background is atyipcal of the cybersecurity industry, but with a former National Security Agency analyst praising his work as years ahead of his time, we don't think he should worry. ...
UK.gov Ex-CIO Joins Huawei as Cyber-Security Head | ITProPortal.com
By ravimandalia@itproportal.com (Ravi Mandalia)
Speaking about his new role in Huawei, the new head of cyber security said in a statement, “My role will be to ensure that our cybersecurity assurance system integrates end-to-end cybersecurity into solutions, covering our cloud ...
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Former Gov' CIO Suffolk goes Cyber Security for Huawei
By Gary Marston
John Suffolk announced plans to join Chinese owned global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider Huawei as Global Cyber Security Officer. His appointment will be effective from October confirmed in a press ...
Public Sector Forums (PSF)Buzz
Huawei hires ex-UK info chief as global cyber security ...
By Reuters: Technology News
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it has appointed a former British government information official as global cyber-security officer, as the world's second-largest network equipment maker aims to expand its footprint ...
FierceReason.com
John Suffolk Joins Huawei as Global Cyber Security Officer
By Maximus
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced the appointment of John Suffolk as its Global Cyber Security Officer ("GCSO"), effective October 1. Mr. Suffolk will report directly ...
Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
Northrop Grumman Names Jack Dorsett VP of Cybersecurity/C4 ...
By Lauren Maffeo
Northrop Grumman announced today it has named Jack Dorsett vice president of cybersecurity/C4, a position effective immediately. Dorsett's new role will involve leading his team to develop and execute the cybersecurity and C4 elements ...
GovCon Executive
Articles 20VN | Cyber Security Spending - Protecting Systems Or ...
Coverage of government cyber security initiatives is a bit disconcerting because there isn t a lot of information available The big budget numbers in the n... ... The largest request for funds in the 2009 intelligence budget is for the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI). The administration calls CNCI its "most important initiative," but details remain sketchy. Comments from the administration are general, and focus on the idea that cyber security must ...
Articles 20VN
ID: Pocatello Family Medicine responds to cyber security concern ...
By Dissent
Yet another incident where a firewall was disabled during maintenance and never restored. And although that's bad enough, it's a concern that it took 9 months.
PHIprivacy.net
NGC Names Jack Dorsett Vice President of Cybersecurity/C4
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has appointed Jack Dorsett as vice president of Cybersecurity/C4, effective immediately. Do.
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Huawei hires UK Government CIO as head of - Smart Gorillas
By Heather
Huawei, the China-based information and communications technology provider, has announced the appointment of the former UK Government chief information officer as its new head of global cyber security. Seemingly in a bid to avert fears ...
smartgorillas.com
Declaration of Delegates from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and ...
By africanpressorganization
Such threats can only be fully addressed by developing a strong culture of cybersecurity, creating robust response capabilities, and enacting appropriate and effective national policies. Protecting our economies and citizens against ...
Database of Press Releases related...
ASF2011: Cyber Security‏ - YouTube
Bloomberg's Allan Holmes moderates a conversation with former CIA Director Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Dell SecureWorks' Jon Ramsey, and ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoWkAVXmSs0
Lawmakers Spar Over Cybersecurity Legislation
... point is the goal of lawmakers to develop a comprehensive national cybersecurity policy. ... R-Ohio, created a new Cyber Security Task Force led by Rep. ...
www.ecommercetimes.com/story/72945.html
GAO-11-865T Cybersecurity: Continued Attention Needed to Protect ...
physical and cyber security of these critical infrastructures. ... led, among other things, to the appointment of a national Cybersecurity ...
cryptome.org/0005/gao-11-865t.pdf
Mythics - Cyber Security GSA - FICAM, FISMA, HSPD-12, PIV-I, PIV-C ...
Cyber security is integral to the success of any organization. It protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data. ...
www.mythics.com/technology/cyber-security/
Techmeme: This is leadership? US cybersecurity is a revolving door ...
The web's technology news site of record, Techmeme spotlights the hottest tech stories from all around the web on a single page.
www.techmeme.com/110801/p7

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