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