Obama officials press for cybersecurity bill in classified briefing

Obama officials press for cybersecurity bill in classified briefing By jim Obama administration officials held a classified briefing with senators Wednesday to press for passage of comprehensive cybersecurity legislation this year, The Hill has learned. Several senators on Thursday acknowledged to The Hill that ... FISMA News

Cahill: SEC Provides Guidance on Cybersecurity Risks and Cyber ... By Administrator Cahill: SEC Provides Guidance on Cybersecurity Risks and Cyber Incidents. yCorporateResource.com

Senator Gillibrand tours EADS, talks cyber-security – WKTV ... By Blackmere ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand toured Rome's Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) on Friday to see the cyber-security facility firsthand. EADS employs more than 400 active duty military members, civilian ... Blackmere Consulting

October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month « GW Law ... By GW Law Library October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. October 21, 2011. by GW Law Library. To contribute to cybersecurity awareness efforts on campus, the Student Computing Help Desk provides tips to protect yourself and your identity ... GW Law Library Commentary: The Patriot Act, cyber-edition Kansas City Star Cybersecurity is the new buzzword in Washington, capturing a wide range of potential responses to internet-related threats both real and imagined. Congress is starting to play a role, considering legislation that purports to make cyberspace more secure ... 'Cyber Challenge' encourages teen hackers to seek security jobs Baltimore Sun ... Cyber Challenge and Conference, today's hacker could be tomorrow's cybersecurityhero. "We need a whole generation of people to help us build out the digital future," said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. ... SL's national cyber security responsibility of Govt: ICTA Chief Sunday Times.lk By Jagdish Hathiramani Sri Lanka's national cyber security is the responsibility of the country's government and making sure national networks are secure and unpenetrated should be coordinated at all levels by a single body such as the Sri Lanka ... Brown Co-Sponsors Cybersecurity Resolution PoliticalNews.me (press release) Washington, DC – Senator Scott Brown joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in support of a resolution to highlight the importance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. “Our economy has come to depend on the security and reliability of electronic ... SSCC 76 - Michael Kaiser, NCSA and Rob Strayer chat about cyber security Naked Security by Chester Wisniewski on October 23, 2011 | Leave a comment Leading up to the State of Cyber Security event we will be speaking at October 27th in Washington DC I interview the other panellists on their thoughts around cyber security. ... Science Fiction-Style Sabotage a Fear in New Hacks Fox News His firm presented its findings at the ICS Cyber Security Conference in September. Even if a manufacturer fixes the problem in new devices, there's no easy way to fix it in older units, short of installing new equipment. Industrial facilities are loath ... SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issues interpretive guidance related to ... Lexology (registration) On October 13, 2011, the Staff of the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance1 (the “Cybersecurity Guidance” or “Guidance”) regarding its views on disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity risks ... Lunarline Showcases CCMR Platform at the Seventh Annual IT Security Automation ... Bradenton Herald Lunarline, Inc. demonstrates the CCMR platform, an integrated cyber security, continuous monitoring, and compliance solution. /PRNewswire/ -- Lunarline will showcase the Continuous Compliance Monitoring & Reporting (CCMR) platform at the Seventh Annual ... Inside the corporate intelligence company which bankrolled Liam Fox Telegraph.co.uk G3's main source of income is providing intelligence for big business including “competitor analysis” and cyber security at a cost of tens of thousands of pounds. There is no suggestion that the company, which is worth about £20 million, has operated ... Q&A: Gilles de Kerchove, EU's anti-terrorism coordinator Business Standard Also, a seminar on cyber security would soon be held at the EU's joint research centre, and Indians have been invited to this. When I met colleagues at the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), cyber security was one of their main concerns. ... The Washingtonian Announces the 50 Great Places to Work PR Web (press release) Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Knight Point is an ISO 20000-1:2005 registered and CMMI Level 2 appraised Information Technology firm that specializes in Governance, Sustainability, Applications and CyberSecurity practices. It was recently named one ... IT spending hits the brakes Federal Times Cybersecurity is one of the few bright spots that could provide IT contract opportunities, he said. Agencies will continue to focus on minimizing risks and adopting identity management technologies. Contractors have to focus on their strengths, ... NYU-Poly Honors Million Dollar Donors with Membership in Elite Chevalier Society Sacramento Bee ... of both the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications and the Wireless Internet Center for Advanced Technology; donated equipment in support of wireless and bioengineering research, and supported NYU-Poly's Cyber Security Awareness Week. ... Northrop job cuts highlight economic challenge for state Baltimore Sun Economic development officials have placed great hope on Maryland's cybersecurity industry. As warfare moves from sea, land and sky into wires, the thinking goes, the defense industry will adjust and the state can make up for some of the traditional ... UC an engine for innovation Cincinnati.com In each institute, millions of dollars in government- and industry-funded research is helping to solve major national and world problems in defense, social service, cyber-security and medicine. Hundreds of professors split their time teaching and ... NYC: next great tech hub Crain's New York Business The graduate school would feature new media, cybersecurity, finance and health analytics, all industries that will provide the jobs of the future. Carnegie Mellon would also collaborate with Steiner Studios to build an entertainment technology center ... News Digest: Oct. 24 Federal Times The Department of Homeland Security named Mark Weatherford to its new position of deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity at the National Protection and Programs Directorate. Weatherford previously was vice president and chief security officer for the ... U.S. Officials Discuss Cybersecurity — Clearing and Settlement By RSS Feed Obama administration officials told U.S. senators in a classified meeting cybersecurity legislation is needed this year, The Hill reported. The newspaper said several senators Thursday acknowledged they had taken part in the briefing behind ... Clearing and Settlement — Clearing... Michael Kaiser, NCSA and Rob Strayer chat about cyber security By vendorpageid_164 IT Best Practices, How-tos, Product Reviews, discussions, articles for IT Professionals in small and medium businesses. Spiceworks Community SSCC 76 – Michael Kaiser, NCSA and Rob Strayer chat about cyber ... By Blackmere Leading up to the State of Cyber Security event we will be speaking at October 27th in Washington DC I interview the other panellists on their thoughts around cyber security. First I interviewed Michael Kaiser the founder and chief executive of . ... Blackmere Consulting Intel officials' emails posted after hack of cybersecurity group ... By s0ndra Intel officials' emails posted after hack of cybersecurity group. NBC News, By Michael Isikoff, September 17, 2011. The names and email addresses of hundreds of U.S. intelligence officials — including some senior officials in the Obama ... CyberSecurity Idiots Greg Wilshusen with the Government Accountability Office on ... On The Communicators, Representative Dan Lungren (R-CA), chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cyber Security, and John Curran, president and CEO of American Registry for Internet Numbers, discuss the future of cloud computing possibilities for the U.S. ... Marc Rotenberg, executive director of Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), expresses concern about personal privacy as the White House proposes prevention and responses to cybersecurity threats . ... C-SPAN Recent Events DHS Appoints Weatherford Cybersecurity Chief - Government ... Former energy exec has extensive security experience working for the states of California and Colorado. www.informationweek.com/news/government/.../231901310 ESET Cybersecurity for Mac v4.0.73 has been released - ESET ... ESET Cybersecurity for Mac v4.0.73 has been released and is available to download. The new version is available in the 21 localized languages. CHANGELOG ... kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=NEWS159 Cyber Range: Educating Cyberwarriors GovInfoSecurity.com (blog) Those who educate professionals in cybersecurity, in the end, want to make sure their graduates walk the walk. "We have a responsibility to put out people who master the skill and not just talk about the skills," says Alan Paller, research director at ... The state of cyber security - Join Sophos and the NCSA in Washington DC Naked Security by Chester Wisniewski on October 21, 2011 | Leave a comment I would like to invite all of our readers to an event October 27th, The State of Cyber Security, in Washington DC hosted by the NationalCyber Security Alliance and Sophos. ... Ken Clarke – more action and better scrutiny needed on cyber security Public Service Delivering a statement on his justice and security green paper, Clarke said cyber security was a "major and growing" issue, adding that "substantial" funding increases subsequently given to agencies and the intelligence community required a greater ... Joint action needed to build force against cybercrime Ceylon Daily News Organized by the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT), a fully owned subsidiary of ICTA, the conference was part of the Cyber Security Week 2011. “It is only through the joint actions of governments and citizens as a whole, ... Infographic: The Fraud Threat Multichannel Merchant President Barack Obama proclaimed October 2011 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reinforcing the importance of a secure, reliable, open IT infrastructure. This infographic highlights the findings of a joint study by ThreatMetrix and The ... New TSA tool helps agencies delete confidential data from public documents Nextgov This week a cybersecurity professional association honored TSA CIO Emma Garrison-Alexander for spearheading the creation of the computer program, an enhancement of Adobe's redaction toolbar. "It's extremely important that we do not expose sensitive ... As Tech Drives Auto Advances, Security Gears Up Investor's Business Daily Automakers are having to consider cybersecurity as they build new systems. "Today on average auto manufacturers have over 70 different types of embedded devices with literally millions of lines of code running their systems," said Tim Fulkerson, ... Be paranoid' to guard against ID theft, expert advises Palm Beach Post October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information, such as your Social Security number, name or credit card number without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. ... Facebook And Google Spent Record Amounts On DC Lobbying In Q3 2011 TechCrunch ... freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements, online advertising regulation, intellectual property and trademark issues, cyber security and online privacy, renewable energy, freedom of expression and censorship, ... US Air Force Wins US National Cybersecurity Innovation Award Citybizlist (press release) WASHINGTON -- The SANS Institute announced today that the US Air Force's 39th Information Operations Squadron (IOS) was selected as 2011 US National Cybersecurity Innovation Award winner for its innovative use of a realistic cyber range woven into in ... MDIS to launch course for cyber cops AsiaOne It will employ the EnCase programming software used by cyber security organisations worldwide. This computer forensics product is used to analyse digital media. It is available to law enforcement agencies and corporations. The course, which takes two... DA's Office, McAfee team up for cyber security presentation Contra Costa Times ... Cyber Security Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. Through a series of events and initiatives across the country, it encourages public and private sector partners to educate and raise awareness about cybersecurity. ... NEWS | SAN DIEGO On the Agenda: NECA forum, ESET symposium and more San Diego Source (subscription) By CLAIRE TRAGESER, The Daily Transcript October nears its close in San Diego with an electrical contractors' association forum, a cybersecurity symposium and other memorable business events. Hackers Spy on NASDAQ Company Boards Beacon Equity Research A popular expertise in cyber security and with good experience protecting cyber information of high profile financial institutions and central banks from hacker attacks told that the impact of such a long term cyber attack is yet unknown and it is ... County's largest private employer cites defense cuts Annapolis Capital On Tuesday, The Boeing Company will celebrate the opening of its Cyber Engagement Center in Annapolis Junction. The center is used to protect the company's global IT network and work with defense and private industry customers on cyber security issues. ... SAIC joins with McAfee to offer enterprise ready protection from zero day ... CTR Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a scientific, engineering, and cybersecuritycompany, and McAfee, announced this week that they are partnering to provide a new combination ofcyber security solutions to meet the sophisticated ... Vigilance urged over virus Stuff.co.nz National Cyber Security Centre head Grant Fletcher said it was aware of DuQu and had received a couple of "low level inquiries" from organisations concerned by it, but at this stage it was not issuing specific advice. Security software firm McAfee said ...

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