Challenges remain for DHS in cybersecurity mission

Dodaro: Key challenges remain for DHS in cybersecurity mission
FierceGovernmentIT
The Office of Management and Budget greatly shifted responsibility for federal cybersecurityoversight in April 2010. The Washington Post was handed an advance copy of the testimony and posted it online. Dodaro also notes that DHS has faced challenges ...
Naval Academy Expands on Cyber Security
Military.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The new academic year marks the beginning of the Naval Academy's new cyber security curriculum, in which midshipmen are required to take classes that will enhance their knowledge of cyber warfare and the threat it poses to national ...
Did 9/11 Really Improve Cybersecurity?
SecurityNewsDaily
Advances in cybersecurity haven't been driven by physical attacks or by government agencies so much as they have been by sheer necessity, Armstrong said. "For example, the explosion of Java malware was a direct result of other technologies like Adobe ...
House Commerce Committee to focus on spectrum, privacy and cybersecurity
The Hill (blog)
By Gautham Nagesh - 09/06/11 06:20 PM ET Cybersecurity, process reform at the Federal Communications Commission, privacy and spectrum policy issues will dominate the technology agenda for the House Energy and Commerce Committee this fall. ...
10 years after 9/11, cyberattacks pose national threat, committee says
Computerworld
The comments about cybersecurity are part of broader discussion on nine security recommendations that have yet to be implemented. The report, the foreword to which is signed by Lee Hamilton, a former Democratic representative from Indiana, ...
Australian Defence Department to fund cyber security prototyping
Computerworld New Zealand
By Tim Lohman | Sydney | Wednesday, 7 September, 2011 The Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) plans to spend up to A$2.2 million on prototyping new cyber security technologies to help 'future proof' Australia's defence ...
Northrop Grumman to display its strength at DSEi 2011
Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News
The company will also highlight its cyber security and the federated cyber securitytest range and its application. It will also feature monitoring of Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents and the collection and handling of ...
CACI completes Paradigm acquisition
UPI.com
6 (UPI) -- CACI International Inc. has acquired Maryland cybersecurity company Paradigm Holdings Inc., expanding CACI's offerings to US government agencies. "We welcome the talented Paradigm employees to CACI. With their dedication to employee ...
Congrats To Sony Corp! This is a very good move
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
For those in the cybersecurity community you probably know of Phil and his many contributions. He is known as an action-oriented leader who understands the complexities of enterprise cybersecurity. We have reported on two of his key initiatives here at ...
Panel to Address Current Cybersecurity Trends and Issues
University of Texas at Austin News
Background: Cybersecurity is affecting all public and private sectors. Hear leading security experts from academia and industry discuss what government, industry and research institutions are doing to address topics including: current challenges and ...
Sony hires DHS Cybersecurity guru
Daily Caller
Philip Reitinger, previously director of the US National Cyber Security Center, will become senior vice president and will report to general counsel Nicole Seligman, the Japanese electronics conglomerate said on Tuesday.
South Australians have the most cyber security sense in nation
Adelaide Now
South Australians have the most cyber security savvy, according to a national survey. Source: Supplied SOUTH Australians are the most cyber security-savvy people in the nation, a survey says. Fewer than a quarter of us have shared a password with ...
The rise of cybercrime
Fleet Owner (blog)
–Adam Palmer, lead cyber security advisor, Norton If I were to ask you to guess how much global economic harm is caused by cybercrime every year – in terms of dollars, now – how big a price tag would you come up with? Do you think cybercrime causes $50 ...
Disclosure Sites Insecurity Inevitability
Cryptome.org
Cybersecurity wizards often repeat that a race is on between cyber defenders against cyber attackers and the attackers are winning due to the greater variety of attacker swarms against Maginot Line defenders. A Dutch official said today that online ...
After Labor Day, Media Musical Chairs
The Atlantic Wire
According to Politico, he'll stay on as a national security reporter "focusing on intelligence, military and cybersecurity." The report adds that "Lake, 39, who is also a contributing editor at The New Republic, most recently had a cover story in that ...
Ilves, Halonen Renew Common Causes
ERR News
The timely issues of euro area stability and cyber security topped their agenda. Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves opened the conversation by describing Finno-Estonian relations as characterized by cooperation on common European issues. ...
Symantec's State of Security by the numbers
ITWorld Canada
Worldwide, IT leaders named cybersecurity the biggest business risk their companies faced for the second year in a row, ahead of crime, natural disasters and terrorism, according to the survey. Two-hundred-fifty of the companies surveyed were Canadian. ...
Pikewerks named Ryan Thibodeaux director of research
TheRecordLive.com
In this role, Mr. Thibodeaux will ensure that Pikewerks continues on its current path to lead the way in cyber security, anti-tamper, anti-exploitation, forensics, and supply chain risk management research. “Ryan's creativity and dedication are ...
Newsweek/The Daily Beast Grabs Eli Lake From Washington Times
mediabistro.com
Politico reports that Lake will cover “intelligence, military and cybersecurity” as the new National Security Reporter. At Newsweek/The Daily Beast, Lake will be reunited with John Solomon, who previously worked at the newspaper, and recently was ...
Register NOW for the National High School Cyber Defense Competition
MarketWatch (press release)
It aims to inspire high school students to consider careers in cyber security or other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. In this national competition, students get to control simulated ...
Green Armor Offers Cybersecurity Assistance to Dutch Government After Breach
PR.com (press release)
Green Armor Solutions has extended an offer to the Dutch government to assist with addressing and correcting the vulnerability created by the compromise of DigiNotar, which had been providingcybersecurity technology to various Dutch government ...
Your Car is about to be Hacked
Benzinga
McAfee (the Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)-owned cyber security company) has released a report, “Caution: Malware Ahead,” on that very concern. Just as hackers first posed a threat to the safety of our personal information online, they now pose a threat to our ...
2011-09-06 WikiLeaks Notes: Latest News on #Cablegate Releases
OpEdNews
By Wiki Leaks (about the author) This is a "WikiLeaks News Update," a daily news update of stories that are obviously related to WikiLeaks and also freedom of information, transparency,cybersecurity, and freedom of expression. All the times are GMT. ...
Raytheon reorganizes unit to increase public-safety focus
Urgent Communications
Under the reorganization, the Network Centric Systems business will have three units: one focused on security solutions, including cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure protection; one focused on interoperable communications for public safety; ...
More than 100 hackers arrested in US and UK
Daily O'Collegian
In February, the CEO of cyber-security firm HBGary Federal, Aaron Barr, said in an interview in the Financial Times that he had infiltrated and identified the leaders of Anonymous and would announce his findings at a conference in San Francisco. ...
Technology firm plans dummy Smart City in the desert
Information Age
... and negative impacts of smart grid applications and integration of renewable energies, ... technologies emerging in intelligent traffic systems, next-generation wireless networks, smart gridcyber security and terrorism vulnerability," it says. ...
.XXX website registration begins
BBC News
To ensure the registered porn sites do not harbour malware or present any other cyber security-related threats, ICM said they will be scanned daily by security firm McAfee - something that would make them safer to visit than many non-xxx sites. ...
9/11 attacks brought security upgrades to Melbourne airport, Port Canaveral
Florida Today
9/11 showed us a small group of terrorists can cause large damage," said Peter Swire, a law professor with Ohio State University and an expert in privacy and cyber security. Like airports across the country, Melbourne International Airport ramped up ...
Fifth Annual GridWeek Conference Begins Sept. 12 in DC, Promising Best Forum ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... and Top content: Built on themes of "Looking Forward," "Strategic Solutions" and "State of Deployments," GridWeek will focus on the most critical issues, including cyber security, consumer engagement (Smart Grid Consumer Symposium), deployments, ...
This Day in Tech: Yahoo's Bartz is out; Google's Korean offices raided
CNET
The former director of the United States National Cyber-Security Center's new role is to defend the company's assets and services. • Nvidia CEO thinks the mobile-chip business will grow to $20 billion by 2015. "If you don't have a mobile strategy, ...
Wave Presents on Security Breakthroughs & Device Identity at 2nd Annual NSA ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"This event demonstrates NSA's commitment to cybersecurity, especially in a time of rapidly-changing threats that demand innovation and collaboration from all players. Wave is pleased to contribute to this discussion and looks forward to working with ...
Goverment can't do cybersecurity alone – CNN Security Clearance ...
By Adam Levine
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ed Stroz is a former Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he was responsible for the formation of the FBI's Computer Crime Squad in New York City. Currently he is co-president and founder of Stroz ...
CNN Security Clearance
General Dynamics Joins Cyber Security Industry/University ...
By newdesk
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a leading provider of cyber security solutions to the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Defense, has joined with Virginia Tech as an affiliate of the newest Security and Software ...
Aerospace & Defence News
Senate Panel Examines Cybersecurity | C-SPAN
Senate hearing on cyber security: Available Shortly. Related Resources. C‑ SPAN's Communicators on cybersecurity · C‑SPAN coverage of cybersecurity ...
www.c-span.org/Events/Senate-Panel.../10737423951/
Former U.S. official to head cybersecurity at Sony | The Raw Story
Reitinger will be Sony's top cybersecurity executive, responsible for information security, privacy and Internet safety, Sony said. A graduate of Vanderbilt ...
www.rawstory.com/.../former-u-s-official-to-head-cybersecurit...
Naval Academy Expands on Cyber Security
The new academic year marks the beginning of the Naval Academy's new cyber security curriculum, in which midshipmen are.
www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=62579
Senior Fellow Dan Gallington on Cybersecurity
In an article on the NextGov website, he writes about the unique challenges we face in trying to create a meaningful cybersecurity framework, from the "human ...
www.potomacinstitute.org/index.php?...id...
Information Technology / Cybersecurity
And San Antonio is firmly established as #2 in the nation in cybersecurity. ... University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Cyber Security (ICS); University of ...
www.sanantonioedf.com/industry-clusters/it-a-cyber-security
National Council of ISACS - 2011 National Cyber Security ...
The Eight Annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month is being celebrated during October 2011, as a collective effort among the Multi-State Information ...
www.isaccouncil.org/index.php?option...

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