| Power grid cybersecurity: $60 piece of software could bring mass chaos Computerworld (blog) Pike Research concluded that power grid cybersecurity is "way behind," and "cybersecurity for industrial control systems (ICS) will grow faster than security for smart meters." In fact, Pike's UtilityCyber Security [PDF] stated that the lack of ... | ||
| Governor Appoints Lookingglass Cyber Solutions' CEO to Commission on Maryland ... MarketWatch (press release) Lookingglass Cyber Solutions is a cyber security software company delivering deep visibility into the Internet threat landscape. Lookingglass helps organizations accurately and precisely anticipate and protect against targeted attacks by gathering, ... | ||
| India will ensure strong cyber-security: Sibal NDTV The UK-based EastWest Institute (EWI), meanwhile, announced that the Third WorldwideCybersecurity Summit will be held in New Delhi on October 30-31, 2012. It will follow summits in Dallas and London. EWI and its Indian partners Nasscom also launched ... | ||
| Cybersecurity disclosure obligations in financial statements Moneyweb.co.za Serious cybersecurity breaches during the course of this year have seen companies such as Sony, Lockheed, Citigroup and the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) taking rapid action to counter major reputational damage. Each of these companies have had ... | ||
| Cyber Security KIII TV3 It prompted our Dave Johnson to talk with a local expert about cyber security. That news came out of a conference in Washington, DC Where a number of US Military and civilian experts offered up a dire assessment of our cyber security. ... | ||
| Cyber Security Summit 2011 eWEEK Europe UK The event will be a significant gathering of thought leaders and Government decision makers in the field of cyber security. This conference will focus on monitoring, detection and response to cyber attacks, delivering better services for all ... | ||
| Cyber Security Scholarships Are New National Priority Examiner.com By Ellen Cannon Concerns ranging from protecting critical power grids to personal medical records from cyber-attacks, hacking, or viruses encouraged the government to engage in a recruitment program aimed at hiring the best and brightest cyber security ... | ||
| Omaha symposium offer space and cyber security professionals chance to discuss ... The Republic Some of the latest technologies are on display in Omaha at a symposium for experts in space andcyber security. This year's Cyber and Space Symposium began Tuesday and runs through Thursday at Omaha's CenturyLink arena. The event is sponsored by US ... | ||
| Outsourcing Brings Unique Cybersecurity Risks Proformative As large corporations plot new strategies for managing data growth, they would be wise to investigate the security practices of any partner firms before outsourcing operations. According to the Chicago Tribune, a number of enterprises are now turning ... | ||
| Game of PWNs TechNewsWorld This past week brought a plethora of cybersecurity news, with attackers going after everything from gaming platforms to advertisers' checkbooks. Steam, the massive gaming site that's part of Valve, got hacked, potentially endangering its 35 million ... | ||
| New Survey Shows Sizable Gap Between Americans' Online Security Perceptions ... PR Newswire (press release) These insights were revealed in the 2011 National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA)-McAfee Online Safety Study, released today by the NCSA and McAfee. 70% of Americans say that they represent their child/children's primary source of information for online ... | ||
| Found: Student Cyber Ninjas Sacramento Bee Nearly 200 student finalists – winnowed from more than 1000 in the elimination rounds – competed in the finals of the 8th Annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW), joined this year by the first-ever Kaspersky's American Cup at NYU-Poly's CSAW. ... | ||
| NICE Releases Cyber Workforce Framework Nextgov By Brittany Ballenstedt 11/14/11 01:33 pm ET A blueprint to define cybersecurity work and developcybersecurity talent in the workforce is now available for public comment. The CybersecurityWorkforce Framework by the National Initiative on ... | ||
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| The Circuit: Lawmakers question firms' Syria ties, White House calls for ... Washington Post (blog) Cybersecurity hearing: The House subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security will hold a hearing Tuesday addressing concerns with cybersecurity. The witness list includes Richard Downing from the computer crimes division of the Justice ... | ||
| Cybersafe Programme Aims To Raise Awareness Of Child Safety On Internet Bernama The programme is a collaboration between Ministry of Education, CyberSecurity Malaysia, Childline Malaysia and DiGi. Education Ministry's deputy director-general (educational policy and development division), Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof, launched the ... | ||
| Researchers Show How Easy It Is To Infiltrate Facebook Forbes Botnets, networks of hijacked computers controlled remotely for criminal gain or spreading propaganda, have been aggravating cybersecurity professionals for years. The near-billion people connected to social networks has made Facebook and Twitter the ... | ||
| Phishing attacks cost losses worth $520m in H1 2011: Report Times of India The month of October which was declared as Cyber Security Awareness Month, by several US-based government bodies, used a platform to increase security-literacy. Sometimes viewed as one of the oldest scams in the book, phishing is still a very popular ... | ||
| Another sponsor added for CyberPatriot UPI.com 15 (UPI) -- MIT Lincoln Laboratory has joined in sponsoring CyberPatriot, the national high school cybersecurity competition of the US Air Force Association. MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center that applies ... | ||
| FVC adds Sourcefire to Information Security portfolio AME Info As cyber security continues to evolve, open-source based solutions with commercial power, like those offered by Sourcefire, are seeing a lot of acceptance from Global 2000 organizations and government agencies. This now means that our partners have a ... | ||
| Cyber Attacks Capable of Crashing the U.S. Economy? Motley Fool And as cyber attacks become an ever-increasing threat, these companies are reaping the benefits of being in demand, or coming up with new ways to provide cyber security. ManTech was recently awarded a $400 million task order to provide full-spectrum ... | ||
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| Pulling the Cyber Shades Completely Down Nextgov Privacy controls or the lack thereof help define the resources and attention that are devoted tocybersecurity. Less privacy expectations could mean less resources being devoted tocybersecurity as we leave the shades up to our personal information. ... | ||
| Twilight fans targeted by virus Newstalk ZB Cyber security firm Norton says searching for "Twilight" on the web may result in a kiss of death, as cybercriminals target enthusiasts. "Twihards" everywhere are apparently on the prowl for any details they can find online about the new film, ... | ||
| Will New SEC Guidelines Play Into The Hands Of Cyber Attackers? paidContent.org This includes not just intellectual property but also internal manuals on cyber security—which too often are placed online where they can be siphoned by an intruder. Instead, Trope advocates a form of security known to techies as “air gapping” and ... | ||
| Gov. Walker Approves New State Emergency Response Plan WEAU-TV 13 The new plan follows the National Response Framework but also has incident specific annexes for events including severe weather, radiological incident and cyber security. "This year Wisconsin has suffered many disasters and emergencies from a blizzard ... | ||
| Experian and Federal Computer Week Magazine to host seminar on the future of ... PR Newswire (press release) The keynote presentation for the seminar will be given by Jeremy Grant, senior executive advisor for identity management for the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Cyber SecurityInitiatives and Policy — Now and Beyond 2012. ... | ||
| Looking Forward in Sri Lanka The Diplomat WMD proliferation, cyber security, etc.)? I feel the number one threat is cyber security. Cyber security is an area where we are having a continuing dialogue with other countries, including the United States. Second is front organizations that operate ... | ||
| Largest Electric Utilities in the US Extends Usage of the MetricStream GRC ... Your-Story.org (press release) Going forward, the company's Physical and Cyber Security division, and the Transmission and Distribution division will be implementing MetricStream NERC and FERC compliance solutions. In doing so, they will be able to boost their Physical and IT ... | ||
| Disaster recovery plans 'should be in place to handle power outages' Ontrack Data Recovery Writing for Continuity Central, Dr Jim Kennedy, who has 30 years of experience dealing with information and cyber security, believes that every organisation needs to be prepared for a major power cut. This is because issues such as disruption to ... | ||
| Current Cybersecurity Issues and Laws Effecting Private Sector ... By Sandro G. Ocasio On the heels of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, the second panel discussion at the Fifth Annual Gibbons E-Discovery Conference deal. IP Law Alert | ||
| Federal Framework Seeks to Define Cyber Security Roles | Blogs ... By webadmin@itbusinessedge.com According to the commentary in the Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, created by the National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education: Slide Show. Top 10 Cyber Security Threats of 2011 and Beyond. The next decade portends new threats ... Susan Hall | ||
| Cyber Security Creates Issues for College Students :: Texas Tech ... By Clay Fuchs The idea of cyber security is becoming a much more important topic the more technology becomes intertwined in people's lives. “As technology gets more advanced and the issues get more and more on the table for people to consider, and as ... Texas Tech Today | ||
| Rise of outsourcing poses new cybersecurity problems « The Daily ... By Rj Rise of outsourcing poses new cybersecurity problems. Posted by Rj ⋅ November 14, 2011 ⋅ Leave a Comment · chicagotribune.com. Steve Alexander, McClatchy-Tribune news. Big banks, hospitals and insurance companies worry about ... The Daily Attack | ||
| Cyber security tips for safe surfing | Digitwirl: The Weekly Web Show ... By Betsy Guess what! You won $7 million dollars! To confirm just give me your social security number, credit card information and a scan of your driver's license. Oh, and while you're at it, where do you stash your jewelry and when are you going out ... Digitwirl: The Weekly Web Show... | ||
| European Cyber Security and Privacy - HackerJournals Calendar By martin European Cyber Security and Privacy. Posted on November 15, 2011, 7:10 pm, by martin smith, under Uncategorized. Venue:Amsterdam,Netherlands. We are on the threshold of an energy revolution that will give low-carbon energy ... HackerJournals Calendar | ||
| Game of PWNs By Richard Adhikari This past week brought a plethora of cybersecurity news, with attackers going after everything from gaming platforms to advertisers' checkbooks. Steam, the massive gaming site that's part of Valve, got hacked, potentially endangering its 35 ... TechNewsWorld | ||
| New Survey Shows Sizable Gap Between Americans' Online ... "This new study shows that vast majorities of Americans believe that cyber security is important for our personal safety and our nation's economic security," said NCSA Executive Director Michael Kaiser. "Yet this survey also shows that we can ... ITbriefing.net | ||
| SDA cyber-security initiative launch > Security & Defence Agenda ... At the launch of the SDA's cyber-security initiative yesterday, a high-ranking panel assembled discussants to tackle the core question of “Defining cyber- security” ... www.securitydefenceagenda.org/.../SDA-cybersecurity-initiati... | ||
| Power grid cybersecurity: $60 piece of software could bring mass ... Hacking the weak links in the grid is not sci fi and Pike Research warned 'utility cybersecurity is in a state of near chaos.' Other experts warn 'be scared,' ... digg.com/.../power_grid_cybersecurity_60_piece_of_software... | ||
| Common Sense Guide to Cyber Security for Small Businesses Best Practices – A Twelve Step Program to Cyber Security .... This guide provides a simple and easy-to-understand road map towards cyber security. ... www.ready.gov/.../security_for_small_business%5B1%5D.pdf | ||
| Accounting for Cybersecurity - Part One - SourcingSpeak Blog On October 13 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance released CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2 - Cybersecurity ... www.sourcingspeak.com/.../accounting-for-cybersecurity.html | ||
| Sec. Napolitano: US Cybersecurity Must Evolve | Broadband for ... Earlier this year, the administration submitted a cybersecurity proposal to Congress, recommending tactics to safeguard our nation from online predators and ... www.broadbandforamerica.com/.../sec-napolitano-us-cybersec... |
Power grid cybersecurity: $60 piece of software could bring mass chaos
