Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel at the Churchill Club

Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel spoke at the Churchill Club on October 25, 2011 at an event co-hosted by TechAmerica, TechNet and PARC. The event was held at PARC in Palo Alto. The question and answer session was moderated by George Anders, Editorial Writer, Bloomberg.

Cyber Security: NATO's International Fight Against Cyber Warfare DoD Live October is National Cyber Security Awareness month. While the Department of Homeland Security is focusing on “Our Shared Responsibility,” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is takingcyber security international. ...

Digital Diplomacy against hostile regimes The Voice of Russia This week Cyber Czar of the United States Mr. Cross, he is coming to discuss the problems, he is coming not at the very official style, because in Russia there are words that Cybersecurity is threatened and Digital Diplomacy of the United States is a ...

Facebook Admits Hackers Hit It 600000 Times A Day October 30, 2011 Pedestrian TV In a blog regarding National Cybersecurity Month, Facebook showcased some new measures by which they'll be helping users protect their web identities. This includes 'Trusted Friends', which will send codes to your closest buddies if you ever get locked ...

Sourcefire Schedules Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call Benzinga (press release) Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it will release its third quarter 2011 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. That evening at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, ...

BAE Systems Donates $150000 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to ... Benzinga (press release) On Friday, October 21 st , BAE Systems Vice President and General Manager of Information Technology & Cybersecurity Solutions (ITCS), Paul Falkler, presented UMBC president, Dr. Freeman A. Hrabawski, with a check during the Maryland Cyber Challenge ...

Security Innovation Network Announces 2011 SINET 16 Innovators to Present at ... Benzinga (press release) The Security Innovation Network™ (SINET), an organization focused on the advancement ofcybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, today announced the 2011 SINET 16 Innovators who will present at the SINET Showcase on October 26, ...

Take Precautions To Lock Out Cyber Crime Ashland Current Scott Walker has proclaimed October 2011 as Cyber Security Awareness Month. In the proclamation, the governor notes the importance of technology in our daily lives and how we each must do our part to ensure our cyber security. According to the FBI, ...

The Patriot Act Was Just the Start: 10 Years of Unrestrained Surveillance Huffington Post (blog) Now the government is trying to collect even more electronic information about us, this time in the name of “cybersecurity.” Our government persists in its misguided belief that the more information it collects, the safer we will be. ...

Public administration: 30-year-old principles still apply Federal Times If we fail to create a transparent government, not only will accountability be affected, but also legitimacy, authority and confidence. Jan Kallberg is a scientist at the Cyber Security Research Center at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Spy Smartphone Software Tracks 'Every Move' Sky News Jason Hart, a cyber security expert with Cryptocard, explained how easy it is to turn a mobile phone into a pocket spy. By hacking the phone of someone the victim might trust, and learning something about them from reading their Tweets and Facebook ...

Upgrading cyber defenses YLE News The defense forces rely to a great extent on the private sector in IT matters, and thecyber security experts it is now hiring are required to have good contacts in the field. The division of efforts between private companies and officials will be laid ...

ManTech Awarded AMBIANCE Contract by the Department of Defense to Support ... Benzinga (press release) ManTech's expertise includes cyber security, intelligence/counter-intelligence support, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) lifecycle support, global logistics support, ...

Vormetric Hosts Webinar featuring Independent Research Firm on Enterprise ... Benzinga (press release) In this presentation, leading industry analyst Noel Yuhanna will provide insight into the current threat landscape, discuss the latest security trends, and the expected trajectory of cybersecurity in 2012. Attendees will learn about the latest ...

GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week: cyber-security innovation By cdorobek He detailed specific initiatives inside each of the administration's focus areas — maximizing IT return on investment, improving citizen and business interaction with agencies, closing the so-called productivity gap and cybersecurity. ... DorobekInsider.com

Facebook | hackers | cybersecurity | The Daily Caller By Joshua Peterson Facebook: 600000 hack attempts a day | 'Facebook has an estimated 800 million users and receives over a billion login attempts every day' The Daily Caller

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Updates | Facebook Facebook Security wrote a note titled National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Updates. Read the full text here. https://www.facebook.com/notes/.../10150335022240766 India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus Reuters By Jim Finkle and Supantha Mukherjee Oct. 28 (Reuters) - Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big ... Data Breaches Show Need for Cybersecurity Bill, White House Says BusinessWeek By Eric Engleman Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- US lawmakers should pass legislation to protect the nation's power grids, financial networks and transportation systems from hacker attacks, Howard Schmidt, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, said. ... National Cyber Security Alliance Announces New Agreement with the U.S. ... PR Newswire (press release) WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) – a non-profit public-private partnership focused on cybersecurity awareness and education for all digital citizens – announced today that on behalf of the ... Cybersecurity Importance Grows Memphis Daily News That's how many people are currently connected to the 'Net, according to cybersecurity authority Melissa Hathaway, who was in town Thursday to share with the Economic Club of Memphis her warnings about how fragile the world's digital infrastructure is. ... Rep. James Langevin: Public-Private Partnership Needed on Cybersecurity ExecutiveGov Fiercegovernmentit.com reported the co-founder of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus said he favors an information sharing model, creation of a dot-secure domain for critical infrastructure providers, an increased role for the insurance in ... The Disclosure Debate: When Should Companies Reveal Cyber Attacks? Fox Business Concerns about companies' cyber-security disclosure policies have mounted amid new reports suggesting recent high-profile attacks have been more damaging than the public was initially led to believe. There is a consensus that companies have been both ... Former postman finds infosec 'fairytale' ZDNet UK (blog) Summers won the UK Cyber Security Challenge in March, beating 25 finalists to prizes worth £37000. During the challenge one of his jobs was as a Christmas temporary postman. Summers accepted his new Royal Mail job after mentoring from the company. ... Staying safe in a virtual minefield El Defensor Chieftain That statistic was shared by Roy Burgess of the Department of Homeland Security at acybersecurity forum held at New Mexico Tech on Wednesday. "Cybercrime is more important now, from a money making perspective, than illegal drugs," Burgess said. ... The Time is Ripe for Cybersecurity Legislation The White House (blog) This intrusion taught us a few lessons about the shortcomings of our current cybersecurity system. For instance, we greatly appreciate it when corporate leadership alerts the Federal government to serious intrusions, yet there is no general national ... China puts itself in the cyber crosshairs — what now? GCN.com Former White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke in a recent video statement posted forCybersecurity Awareness Month had no qualms in identifying the Chinese as “the people who are doing us the most damage these days in cyberspace. ... Microsoft: U.S. Internet users not good with cyber security myce.com Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group posted the results of an international study into online security this week, and they aren't pretty. Using its specially-designed, 100-point Microsoft Computing Safety Index to rate global computer users, ... Mandatory Virtual ID Cards for Internet Users DigitalJournal.com The White House Cyber Security Adviser Howard Schmidt and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke have recently announced a proposal for mandatory virtual ID cards for Internet users, called the “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. ... Solar + storage can defend the grid from attack GigaOm By Ucilia Wang Oct. 28, 2011, 1:04pm PT 1 Comment The emergence of the smart grid has raised concerns about cybersecurity among utilities; two-way digital networks are more vulnerable. But according to utility executives, distributed power generation ... New Survey Opens Window Into Public's Actual Thoughts on Online Privacy, Security Forbes October is “National Cyber Security Awareness Month,” and in commemoration of it, Microsoft Corporation did a survey of consumers in five countries, which resulted in the Microsoft Computing Safety Index. The survey is a window (no pun intended) into ... Cybersecurity and the DoD DoD Live How is the Department of Defense defending against threats in the virtual world? Mr. Steve Schleien, Principal Director for Cyber Policy, sat down with The Pentagon Channel to discuss the battle on the digital front line. This video explains: The ... Facebook Growing Up, Focusing on Infrastructure Efficiency and Security Inside Facebook In the last few days it's made four announcements around hardware efficiency and cybersecurity: the opening of a self-cooling server farm in the Arctic, the launch of its Open Compute foundation for infrastructure open sourcing, details on its Facebook ... Napolitano: Cyberattacks Came 'Close' to Shutting Down Parts of Infrastructure ExecutiveGov At an event on cybersecurity hosted by the Washington Post, Napolitano told the audience thousands of attacks may have occurred during her 45-minute question-and-answer session. “I think we all have to be concerned about a network intrusion that shuts ... Canadian Potash Company Data Target of Hackers, Citizen Says Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in February that cyber-security was a growing issue for the government. He declined to comment at the time on a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. report that foreign hackers had targeted government computers. ... New reforms push more IT sharing, innovation Federal Times He suggested Congress allocate money for specific functions, such as cybersecurity and human resources, as opposed to departments, but he acknowledged the idea is forward-thinking. VanRoekel said he is working with Congress on ways to provide multiyear ... A Tool in the Government's War on Privacy? Absolutely. But in Its War on ... American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog) The government's next attempted power grab for abusive surveillance authorities in the name of national security will be over cybersecurity. This time the government is proposing that communication providers be allowed to routinely turn over our ... The Blog @ Homeland Security: Cybersecurity is Everyone's Business By Homeland Security Blog Team Posted by Roberta Stempfley, Acting Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity and Communications Small businesses are critical to the country's... The Blog @ Homeland Security Microsoft: U.S. Internet users not good with cyber security - Club MyCE By Justin_Massoud Microsoft: U.S. Internet users not good with cyber security . Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group posted the results of an international study into online security this week, and they. Club MyCE A Cybersecurity Nightmare: Scientific American We can't keep malware out of our computers if we can't find it. www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-cybersecurity... Follow @sobeqorg

Latest Japan hack prompts concerns

Latest Japan hack prompts concerns it is sustained attack Telegraph.co.uk By Julian Ryall in Tokyo Servers at the Geospatial Information Authority, the agency responsible for drawing up maps for the government, were hacked into and used to try to access servers at a private cyber security company and a university, ...

GCHQ looks locally for new recruitment campaign Journalism.co.uk (press release) Among the positions advertised are a cyber security specialist and senior cyber security specialist, which will require people with advanced knowledge and intuition about the workings of the online world. The advert states, "In a game where our ...

National Cyber Security Alliance's Department of Education ... By admin These are questions that Ilene Marto Atiyah, senior advisor of iKeepSafe, will answer today while she participates as a panelist at the National Cyber Security Alliance's (NCSA's) Department of Education Cybersecurity Forum. As an internet ... iKeepSafe

Cyber Security Asia — Conference | Defense Procurement News By Matthew Potter Cyber Security Asia Date: 9 – 10 November 2011 Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore SMi proudly presents the launch of its inaugural. Defense Procurement News

NSA Gets Involved in Banks' Cybersecurity | SiliconANGLE By Maria Deutscher The National Security Agency and the FBI have begun cooperating with financial institutions to prevent positional cyberattacks of the sort we've been covering lately, including the recent theft of classified nuclear plant information from ... SiliconANGLE

Georgetown Security Law Brief: Opinion: Why a cybersecurity treaty ... By Georgetown CNSL 10/28/11: Council on Foreign Relations features an opinion piece by Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Matthew C. Waxman, fellow at the ... Georgetown Security Law Brief

The Impact Of Proposed Cybersecurity Legislation On Private Sector ... By Edward Ferrara At the upcoming Forrester Security IT Forum (November 9) in Miami, Florida, I will present information on President's Obama cybercrime legislative initiative. This presentation and discussion will focus on the pending legislation in Congress ... Forrester Blogs

Share the responsibility: Microsoft on National Cyber Security ... By Marcelle Amelia Microsoft supports the efforts of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) with free resources and research about how each of us—individuals, families, schools, organizations, industry, and government—can do our part to help create a ... Security Tips & Talk

Would your company's insurance cover a cyberattack? « Corporate ... By Scott Godes The first place to look for insurance coverage for a denial of service attack is a cybersecurity policy. The market for cybersecurity policies has been called the Wild West of insurance marketplaces.Cyber security and data breach policies, ... Corporate Insurance Blog

Simple Justice: Hammers and CyberSecurity Like most people who have a passing concern with the cyber infrastructure upon which modern society depends, the warning from no less a personage as F.B.I. ... blog.simplejustice.us/2011/.../hammers-and-cybersecurity.aspx

Grid Cyber Security: Removing the Reality Distortion Field ... From a cyber security perspective, energy transmission involves several important information paths and several unique digital assets. Cyber security seems to ... https://www.securityweek.com/grid-cyber-security-removing-r...

Security Quiz [INTERACTIVE]: Test Your Cyber Security Intellect ... In recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, security experts at ... and reinforce the importance of prioritizing cybersecurity in your business. ... newsroom.cisco.com/feature-content?type=webcontent... Geek image deters women from cybersecurity London Free Press By Tabassum Zakaria, REUTERS A cybersecurity analyst works in a watch and warning center at a Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity defense lab at the Idaho National Laboratory, Sept. 30, 2011. (REUTERS/Jim Urquhart) There were no lines for the ... Cybersecurity mainly male domain Stuff.co.nz That was unusual for an event attended by thousands but typical in the cybersecurityfield where a futuristic image clashes with an old-fashioned gender gap. Atcybersecurity and hacker gatherings, women are clearly in the minority among the sea of men ... Why a cybersecurity treaty is a pipe dream CNN (blog) The United States should prepare instead for deep international divides over cyber-security norms, emphasizing four components of its strategy. First, Washington must continue to cultivate allies and like-minded partners through joint policy ... Napolitano Presses US Lawmakers to Act on Cybersecurity Bill BusinessWeek By Eric Engleman Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Congress should pass cybersecurity legislation designed to boost protections for financial networks, transportation systems and power grids, the head of the Homeland Security Department said. ... Implementing ISO 27001 bolsters organization's cyber security defences Einnews Portugal /EINPresswire.com/This week sees the end of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, an initiative by the Department of Homeland Security. The campaign runs under the motto Stop. Think. Connect. aiming to raise awareness amongst individuals and ... Inside Facebook's Cyber-Security System Slashdot The social networking giant's cybersecurity system was developed over a three-year period to keep the service's users safe from spam and cyberattacks. FIS scans every click on Facebook for patterns that could suggest something malicious is spreading ... GridWise Global Forum: By the Numbers MarketWatch (press release) BY THE NUMBERS: 63: National and international thought leaders speaking on topics ranging from cybersecurity to the global economic impact of advanced electricity systems 30: Years of experience bridging the global consumer-supplier gap that Procter ... Cybersecurity threats require public-private partnership, says Langevin FierceGovernmentIT Mounting cybersecurity threats require the federal government and private sector to build a partnership that could include tax credits and liability protection, said Rep. James Langevin (DR.I.) during an Oct. 25 talk at the Brookings Institution in ... Medtronic Insulin Pumps Investigated for Hacking Risk AboutLawsuits.com Medtronic has launched an investigation into the cybersecurity of its insulin pumps after acknowledging concerns that the pumps could be hacked and programmed to remotely overdose diabetes patients. The flaw lies in some models of Medtronic's Paradigm ... NCSAM: Battling Against Cyberattacks The Tech Herald by Joseph Steinberg - Oct 28 2011, 10:10 As the twenty-first century progresses, it is becoming increasingly clear that America's economic prosperity and competitiveness depends on our successfully implementing effective cybersecurity. ... October Is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Security Pronews Since 2004, October has been deemed Cybersecurity Awareness month in an attempt to spread information about this increasingly important subject. As time goes on and our livelihoods are more and more dependent internet-related technology, ... Napolitano Gives Rundown on U.S. Cybersecurity Efforts Government Technology US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano shared her latest thinking about the nation's cybersecurity during a Washington, DC, symposium on Thursday, Oct. 27, at which she said government continues to struggle identifying who ... The Coming Cybersecurity Regulatory Revolution CircleID By Bruce Levinson Cybersecurity regulation will take its place alongside environmental regulation, health and safety regulation and financial regulation as a major federal activity. What is not yet clear is what form the regulations will take. ... UK security strategy draws on growing expertise across Whitehall ComputerWeekly.com The UK's soon-to-be-released cyber security strategy includes input from policy makers across government, says Nigel Harrison of the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA). "In the past year, government has been focused on ... White House grading agency cyber progress FederalNewsRadio.com By Jason Miller The Obama administration is turning up the pressure on agencies to accomplish four specific cybersecurity goals. The Office of Management and Budget, the Homeland Security Department and the White House cyber coordinator's office gave ... Wombat Security Technologies offers training for more elaborate cyber threats Pittsburgh Business Times A software screen shot details some of the training modules Wombat Security Technologies offers to combat cyber security threats. Not every cyber security threat is as easy to spot as that Nigerian banker's email promising millions of dollars in ... Awareness Month: Just a Fading Echo GovInfoSecurity.com (blog) My mailbox the past month has quickly filled with messages from the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, not for profits and IT security vendors promoting NationalCybersecurity Awareness Month, which has been marked every ... IT Departments Lack Cybersecurity Specialists SecurityNewsDaily As large-scale cyberattacks become more prevalent, a new survey shows businesses are increasingly concerned about the ability of their IT staff to prevent such breaches. Conducted by Symantec, the 2011 Threat Management Survey revealed that 57 percent ... Facebook Woos Users With More Security Features International Business Times In honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Facebook has released the new apps. The Facebook Security team has released a post on their blog detailing the new features. The Trusted Friends feature lets users select three to five friends who can ... Six Harford Tech students compete in Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference ... Baltimore Sun Joe Foltz, computers and networking technology teacher at Harford Tech, said the students learned about the challenge in February and have been practicing their skills in cyber security since. To protect a computer from hackers, security breaches and ... Janet Napolitano: Hackers have 'come close' to major cyberattack Washington Post (blog) By Ed O'Keefe Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spends a considerable amount of time dealing with cybersecurity threats, including potential attacks on the nation's infrastructure. But don't ask her to detail the nation's biggest cyber ... Cyber Threats Loom Over Smart Grid San Diego Business Journal But as energy companies rely less on a traditional infrastructure of power lines and substations, and more on wireless sensors and automated computer-based systems, the issue of cybersecuritybecomes ever more important, said Jessie Knight, ... SEC staff issues disclosure guidance on cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents Lexology (registration) On October 13, 2011, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC Staff) issued guidance on the disclosure of cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents.1 Data security breaches and other ... San Antonio: employment outlook strong Houston Business Journal In a state that leads the nation in job growth, San Antonio stands out as a place where employers hire regularly for bioscience, cyber security and petroleum production. “Our unemployment rate (8.1 percent) is still relatively high, but it is also ... ITU Telecom World 2011 Daily Highlights No.4 Korea IT Times (press release) The key issue of how to build a safe and secure cyberworld was debated today at the Ministerial Roundtable on Cybersecurity at ITU Telecom World 2011. The session brought together Ministers from around the world, including from Algeria, Azerbaijan, ... Australian gov't wins US security award from SANS SC Magazine US It won the US National Cybersecurity Innovation Award from the SANS Institute for “groundbreaking innovation” in four basic security controls and 35 others that help mitigate breaches. The four controls – application updating and patching; ... McAfee: Attackers from China have hacked global Oil and Gas companies Einnews Portugal SMi Group's inaugural Oil and Gas Cyber Security Forum is sponsored by McAfee and Waterfall Security Solutions and will discuss the hot topics involved in computer hacking and cyber espionage. The conference will include presentations from leading ... Follow @sobeqorg

Cybersecurity and the missing sense of urgency

Cybersecurity and the missing sense of urgency Washington Post (blog) Lawmakers and cybersecurity experts met on Thursday to discuss an ever-present threat. (Justin Sullivan - GETTY IMAGES) Daily cybersecurity intrusions are threatening America's ability to remain the world leader in innovation, yet few are paying ... Charlie Rose interview of Misha Glenny on his book 'DarkMarket: Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You' (video)  http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11967

Small biz owners: Beware cyber security Fleet Owner A survey of US small businesses conducted by Zogby International on behalf of Symantec (which produces Norton utilities software) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) finds that while eight out of 10 small businesses in the US feel their ...

Media Alert: Former US Cyber Security Czar Richard Clarke Calls Out China as ... MarketWatch (press release) ... the former Cybersecurity Czar for President George W. Bush and a noted expert on cyber war and counter-terrorism, in which Clarke identifies China's government and its industries as a major source of the cyber security hacking and espionage that is ...

IG: Cybersecurity weaknesses dog DOE FierceGovernmentIT Not only has the Energy Department failed to make much progress in improving cybersecurity a year after its inspector general pointed out numerous vulnerabilities, but a follow-up evaluation found that the number of weaknesses actually swelled by 60 ...

ManTech International Agrees to Buy Maryland Cyber Security Company Metro Business Media Fairfax City-based ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq: MANT) has entered a definitive agreement to buy a Prince George's County-based IT cyber security firm for $90 million in cash. Worldwide Information Network Systems, Inc.,specializes in ...

Exclusive: NSA helps banks battle hackers Reuters Hemanshu Nigam, a former federal prosecutor and cyber security expert, said enemy states could launch a cyber assault when their targets were particularly vulnerable. This could be during a major crisis, such as the financial crisis in 2008, ...

Inside Facebook's massive cyber-security system New Scientist FACEBOOK has released details of the extraordinary security infrastructure it uses to fight off spam and other cyber-scams. Known as the Facebook Immune System (FIS), the massive defence network appears to be successful: numbers released by the company ...

Japanese cyber security in question after data stolen from gov't, defense ... Mainichi Daily News (Mainichi) The cyber security of Japan has fallen into serious doubt after revelations that viruses carried in targeted e-mails have stolen sensitive data from a Japanese defense contractor, the Foreign Ministry and overseas diplomatic missions. ...

39th IOS honored with Cybersecurity Award Air Force Link by Staff Sgt. Richard A. Williams Jr. 10/27/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force Space Command's 39th Information Operations Squadron members were honored with a 2011 US NationalCybersecurity Innovation Award during a ceremony here Oct. 21. ...

Security Innovation Network (SINET) Expands to Create "The SINET Group" with ... MarketWatch (press release) Their respective contributions to cybersecurity innovation are renowned in both the federal government and industry sectors and will help take SINET to a new level of influence," said Robert Rodriguez, Chairman and Managing Principal, SINET. ...

Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré appointed new Chairman of ITU's cyber ... Ghana Business News Today, with 137 Member States formally part of the ITU-IMPACT coalition and with strong support from global industry leaders and partners from academia, ITU-IMPACT has become the largest cyber security alliance of its kind in the world, it said. ...

Cyber attacks against Energy Department disclosed Reuters UK Analysts work in a watch and warning center of a cyber security defense lab at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho September 29, 2011. By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Department of Energy has been hit by recent ...

SMBs Need to Take More Security Precautions IT Business Edge (blog) I'd love to know your answers because the results of a recent survey by Symantec and the NationalCyber Security Alliance, and conducted by Zogby International, absolutely floored  me. The survey of small businesses found that the vast majority use the ...

Hacker Concerns Spur Medtronic to Probe Cybersecurity of Insulin Pumps FairWarning Reuters reports that concerns about such a possibility have prompted the giant medical technology company, Medtronic, to ask software security experts to investigate the safety of its insulin pumps. Currently, about 200000 Medtronic insulin pumps are ...

Film a Security Awareness Video, Win a Laptop PC Magazine By Neil J. Rubenking October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but just because October is ending soon doesn't mean you should sink back into apathetic unawareness. The good people at Astaro - Sophos Network Security want to help keep ...

As Patriot Act turns 10, we do NOT need a Patriot Act cyber-edition Computerworld (blog) As Congress ponders numerous cybersecurity measures that the Obama administration has proposed, I appeal to you to take action to tell those in power to use great caution before making the same Patriot Act mistakes that kicked aside constitutional ...

DSD awarded for cheaper, better security policies than US SC Magazine Australia While the controls were simple, the SANS Institute claimed they were more effective and cost a “tiny fraction” of those deployed in US cyber security programs. Innovation by the Australian agencies "changes the game”, the institute said. ...

SEC issues guidance on disclosure of cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents Lexology (registration) On October 13, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a "disclosure guidance" regarding the obligations of public companies to disclose cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents. The guidance follows a communication in May 2011 from five ...

Hackers 'close' to major damage Politico The Senate has been working more than a year on a comprehensive piece of cybersecuritylegislation that would in part clarify DHS's authorities to protect critical infrastructure. But with the number of legislative days left this year ticking down, ...

Internet safety tips for parents So Md News This October marks the eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance. Calvert County State's Attorney Laura Martin suggests keeping ...

PRODUCTS: The latest from Sourcefire, Siemens, Norton, ShoreTel, SonicWall ... ARNnet Cybersecurity solutions company, Sourcefire has expanded its Agile Security vision portfolio with improvements to its 3D8000 series, and the addition of a new 3D7000 range of appliances for mid-range performance networks. ...

Major Shaw Warns of Major Flaws in UK Business Security Telecoms News Head of the Ministry of Defence's Cybersecurity programme, Major General Jonathan Shaw has warned industry leaders that cyberattacks represent the biggest danger to UK firms today and could be costing the country in excess of £27 billion annually. ...

News for Youse: “This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of ... Straight.com He's just not very good at it—something you might remember when Barr tucked his tail between his legs and resigned as CEO of US government contracted cyber-securityoutfit HBGary in February, after Anonymous deleted the firm's hard drives, ...

Burkina Faso president to chair ITU cybersecurity board Telecompaper (subscription) The International Advisory Board (IAB) of the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), which serves at the executing arm of the ITU in the area of cyber security, has appointed Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso as ...

US Power Grid Still Prime Cyber Target TheStreet.com Jim Langevin (D., RI), co-chair of the congressional cyber-security caucus, who warns that the country's power grid remains an attractive target. "We are already beginning to see interest among the hacking community in the massive and often shocking ...

Panel: Cyber Command progress report FederalNewsRadio.com Cybersecurity has vexed the government ever since ENIAC — the first-ever electronic computer, which was used by the Army in the 1940s — first coughed into life and got a bug in one of its relays. In recent years, the cyber threat has become a real ...

Inside Facebook's Massive Cybersecurity System By The Huffington Post News Editors Inside Facebook's Massive Cybersecurity System. First Posted: 10/26/11 06:51 PM ET Updated: 10/26/11 07:01 PM ET. React. Inspiring Funny Obsolete Scary Must-Have Amazing Innovative Nerdy. Follow. Cyber Security , Cybersecurity ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

Obama Officials Press for Cybersecurity Bill in Classified Briefing By Elizabeth Hyman A look at the week of October 24 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, the Obama Administration rounded up representatives from government agencies and congressional committees to press for comprehensive cybersecurity ... CompTIA Blog

Cyber Security Summit By SecurityOrb Staff Cyber Security DC Live Oct 14 2011 In case you missed it, check out last week's Facebook Livecybersecurity panel discussion featuring Facebook Chief Security Officer Joe... Microsoft Issues “Cyber Monday” Security Shopping Tips for ... SecurityOrb.com

Cyber Security heats up in Europe | The IBM Institute for Advanced ... By Martin Borrett Cyber Security heats up in Europe. Posted by Martin Borrett on October 26, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments. It has been a few months now since I last wrote about the Institute's activities in Europe. September has been the busiest ... The IBM Institute for Advanced...

The White House Cybersecurity Proposal would make the Patriot Act ... By admin What The New White House Cybersecurity Proposal Means For The IT Security Industry, Businesses, And Consumers by Forrester Research CSoonLine.com The White.

Information Assurance at Eastern Michigan University » Blog ... By Gerald Lawver Help us promote cyber security awareness! Hello Samir,. National Cyber Security Awareness Month is still going on and this year Astaro – Sophos Network Security is getting involved. We are spreading the word about how to stay safe online, ... Information Assurance at Eastern...

Security Innovation Network (SINET) Expands to Create “The SINET ... By admin The Security Innovation Network(TM) (SINET), an organization focused on the advancement ofcybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, has expanded to create “The SINET Group” which includes a new Member Program ... CrucialPointLLC

Build Your Cyber Defences With ISO27001 | IT Governance Blog on ... By kwright Throughout National Cyber Security Awareness Month we have been helping you understand the importance of cyber security, what the threats are, what cyber security means to you and your business and the importance of educating and ... IT Governance Blog on IT governance,...

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