Cyber security: Are stricter regulations the answer? ZDNet Commentary - In October, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance released a guidance document that outlines disclosure practices for public companies in light of the most recent spike in cyber security attacks and ... | ||
The Cyber Security Industrial Complex Technology Review The take-home for ordinary computer users is that the privacy and security safeguards they use—including passwords and even encryption tools—present only minor obstacles to what one researcher calls the "cyber security industrial complex. ... | ||
Raytheon Expands Government Cyber-Security Portfolio with Pikewerks Buy eWeek Raytheon expanded its cyber-security offerings for the federal government and Pentagon by acquiring analysis and forensics vendor Pikewerks. Defense contractor Raytheon has acquired security vendor Pikewerks to expand its cyber-security capabilities ... | ||
House Cybersecurity Bill Envisions Clearinghouse for Threat Data BusinessWeek 5 (Bloomberg) -- A draft bill in the US House would create an organization to share cybersecuritydata between the government and companies, a move privacy advocates say must include safeguards to protect personal information. ... | ||
Feds Sailing Into Troubled Waters With Cybersecurity Skeleton Crew TechNewsWorld By Richard Adhikari The cybersecurity staffs at some of the biggest federal agencies in the US are short-staffed, according to the GAO. Part of the reason: Nobody's really sure what constitutes acybersecurity job. Meanwhile, MIT researchers say the US ... | ||
Imperva Predicts Top Nine Cyber Security Trends for 2012 Reuters (press release) Redwood Shores, CA, December 6, 2011 - Imperva (NYSE: IMPV), a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced its predictions for the top cyber security trends for 2012. ... | ||
US power grid needs cybersecurity shield - report Reuters In a report on the future of the US electric grid through 2030, the team recommended that the federal agency should work with industry and have the appropriate regulatory authority to enhancecybersecurity preparedness, response and recovery. ... | ||
Glimmerglass Demonstrates Breakthroughs in Cyber Security at ISS World Asia ... MarketWatch (press release) "The new capability to dynamically control and transform optical signals to actionable intelligence through a fully integrated solution adds tremendous value in cyber security applications." Glimmerglass, a Silicon Valley company, develops and ... | ||
A Cybersecurity Exception to Wiretap Laws? Cato @ Liberty This generally salutary arrangement does, however, create some difficulties in the cybersecuritycontext. Carriers and cybersecurity providers who have visibility on multiple private networks will often be in an optimal position to detect a wide array ... | ||
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DHS shifts from paperwork to operational cybersecurity FederalNewsRadio.com By Jack Moore The Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity stance has been reinvigorated, mostly thanks to a new face in the department's cyber division. Alan Paller, the vice president for research at the SANS Institute, told Government Computer ... | ||
Cyber security lays foundation Madison Record Students at Bob Jones High School are intrigued about the world of cyber security, a career that some hope to have as a full-time career. CyberPatriot is the premier national high school defense competition designed to give students hand-on exposure to ... | ||
Raytheon buys cybersecurity firm Pikewerks Reuters N) said on Monday it bought privately held Pikewerks Corp to bolster its cybersecurity offerings. Pikewerks' products include Electronic Armor, a software tool that protects executable files. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, and Raytheon added that ... | ||
J Paul Nicholas | India's policy on cyber security will have an impact globally Livemint New Delhi: Mergers and acquisitions in cyber security totalled $10 billion (Rs 51400 crore) globally in the first half of the year, according to consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. That's an increase of 70% against the total value of deals struck ... | ||
New Cybersecurity Partnership: UMD and Future Skies CisionWire (press release) COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland (UMD) and Future Skies, Inc. today announced a new partnership to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity. The partnership will promotecybersecurity education, research and technology ... | ||
$60 bn spent on cyber security in 2011: PwC Indian Express Businesses, armies and governments spent nearly $60 billion on cyber security in 2011, a report by accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Monday. The US accounted for nearly half the expenditure on attacking and defending against rivals' telecom ... | ||
Raytheon acquires cybersecurity vendor Pikewerks CSO Magazine Defense and aerospace systems vendor Raytheon has acquired cybersecurity vendor Pikewerks in an effort to add to Raytheon's capabilities to defend against sophisticated threats facing customers in the intelligence, defense and commercial sectors, ... | ||
Skybox Security Delivers Continuous NERC CIP Compliance Assessment to Energy ... MarketWatch (press release) NERC CIP Standard is a comprehensive framework of physical and cyber security best practices to safeguard the bulk power system for North America. With the new NERC report in Skybox Firewall Assurance, energy and utility organizations can automate the ... | ||
Chubb adds cyber security to private-company professional liability coverage Business Insurance WARREN, NJ—Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has added cyber security to its line of professional liability insurance for private companies. The coverage is intended to provide private US firms protection against damages and liability resulting from ... | ||
Cyber security: The bad guys have gotten good WTOP WASHINGTON -- The Internet is not like the Wild West, experts say. It's more like Chicago in the mob-ridden 1920s: organized crime. But organization doesn't rule out random attacks on both people and small businesses. Businesses that ask, "Who would ... | ||
Cybersecurity director buys home in Capitol Hill Blockshopper Mr. Markovski serves as a senior director at the Office of the National Cybersecurity Coordinator in DC He is also owner and chief executive officer of Global Solutions and Consulting. He was senior adviser to the Chairman at Bulgarian Government-State ... | ||
Dovilla Introduces Bill on Cybersecurity Patch.com Mike Dovilla is seeking for form a council on cybersecurity. Courtesy Mike Dovilla State Rep. Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) testified before the House Economic and Small Business Development Committee in support of House Bill 331, legislation he introduced to ... | ||
Lockheed Martin UK opens cyber centre ZDNet UK (blog) By Tom Espiner, 5 December, 2011 15:57 Defence contractor Lockheed Martin UK has opened acybersecurity centre in Farnborough with the aim of detecting and responding to hacking attacks. Lockheed Martin's Security Intelligence Centre (SIC) will use ... | ||
Deal to add more information-sharing Vancouver Sun By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News December 6, 2011 Canada and the United States will announce new border security measures on Wednesday that lead to enhanced tracking of travellers, bettercyber-security protection, joint government facilities and ... | ||
Expert: To be secure online, keep your passwords 'in check' 9NEWS.com KUSA - Jason Andress - a professor for Jones International University's Cyber Security Program and holds a Ph.D in Information Security - is just one of the attendees at the Cyber Security Conference held in Denver. Some of the best and easiest tips ... | ||
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Lumension Debates 2012 Endpoint Security Trends PR Web (press release) This rising threat level is what inspired Lumension, a global leader in endpoint management and security, to consult leading security experts regarding their views on what's next for cybersecurity in 2012. Discussing their views in a 2012 prediction ... | ||
Sourcefire releases Next-Generation Firewall with integrated IPS threat prevention Middle East North Africa Financial Network Dec 06, 2011 (WORLDWIDE COMPUTER PRODUCTS NEWS via COMTEX) -- Cybersecuritysolutions provider Sourcefire Inc FIRE announced on Monday the availability of the Sourcefire Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). The new offering combines Sourcefire's ... | ||
Raytheon Buys Security Company Pikewerks eSecurity Planet Raytheon today announced the acquisition of cyber security company Pikewerks. The purchase is intended to help Raytheon provide security functionality to customers in the intelligence, defense and commercial sectors. "Raytheon did not disclose the ... | ||
CCLA, ACLU, PI (UK) Release "Core Legal Principles" For The US- Canada ... Exchange Morning Post (press release) This plan outlined the following objectives: “addressing threats early,” trade facilitation, integrated cross-border law enforcement, and critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. However, greater harmonization of US and Canadian security policies ... | ||
Smart Grid: Do we need a Department of Homeland Cybersecurity? Smart Grid - A new report out from MIT says the grid is threatened and there are too manycybersecurity groups with too little enforcement power to keep it safe. Do we, as. SmartGridNews.com | ||
U.S. Power Grid Needs Cybersecurity Protection: MIT Report | Stock ... By Editor - Finance Top Stories The threat of cyberattacks on the U.S. power grid should be dealt with by a single federal agency, not the welter of groups now charged with the electric. Rocket News | ||
UK government publishes Cyber Security Strategy | Enterprise ... By a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 The UK government unveiled a new Cyber Security Strategy recently, committing £650 million over the next four years to bolster the country's cyber defenses. Enterprise Innovation RSS feed | ||
The Cyber Security Industrial Complex the material does provide a stark reminder that our online activities are easily snooped upon. Latest news from our site | ||
Imperva Predicts Top Nine Cyber Security Trends for 2012; Rise in ... By Blackmere Imperva Predicts Top Nine Cyber Security Trends for 2012; Rise in Big Data and Application DDoS Attacks Among Key Concerns – TMCnet. Published December 6, 2011. (M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Redwood Shores, CA, ... Blackmere Consulting | ||
US needs more federal oversight of power-grid cybersecurity, MIT ... By Puneet Kollipara The U.S. should implement standards to reduce the risk of cyberattacks on the power grid and should designate one agency responsible for overseeing grid cybersecurity, a new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said. ... Fuel Fix | ||
Deliver Effective Cyber Security in Your Company | IT Governance ... By James Warren The ISO/IEC 27001:2005 standard is globally recognised as the de facto 'cyber security' management standard helping organisations throughout the world mitigate the risks associated with cyber crime. Ensuring that your staff have the ... IT Governance Blog on IT governance,... | ||
ISO27001 ISMS documentation toolkit enhances organisations ... ISO27001 ISMS documentation toolkit enhances organisations' cyber security defences. Ely, England, 6 December 2011 – IT Governance Ltd, the global leader in ISO27001 and cybersecurityinformation, books and tools is appealing to ... IT Governance - Latest News | ||
Glimmerglass Demonstrates Breakthroughs in Cyber Security at ISS ... Glimmerglass Demonstrates Breakthroughs in Cyber Security at ISS World Asia Pacific 2011. ITbriefing.net | ||
PwC: Growing Threats Trigger Spending Rise In Cyber Security ... By Rob Starr, Big4.com PwC Cyber Security M&A: Decoding deals in the global cyber security industry showed that total deal activity since 2008 has exceeded $22 billion globally. Big4.com | ||
WikiLeaks Spyfiles exposing surveillance and cyber security ... By Bernard Keane WikiLeaks has collated material that provides a disturbing insight into the methods of the internet surveillance industry. Crikey | ||
Should Homeland Security Control the E Grid? Maybe. | Security ... By Media Watch The issue, MIT's researchers say, is that the many stakeholders involved in maintaining the U.S. electrical grid aren't working together, even though “cybersecurity regulations for bulk power systems already exist in the form of the NERC Critical ... Security Debrief | ||
Hiring James Bond 00.7 … 'illegal' hackers need not apply By tcatuwa Specifically, it was to work as a cybersecurity programmer for GCHQ. GCHQ – the Government Communications Headquarters – is one of the three UK Intelligence and Security Agencies, the ...Comments quickly circulated about the fact the starting salary for a “cyber security specialist” at GCHQ was about £25000 – a fraction of what a good security programmer could earn in industry. The idea that solutions to the challenge would be posted and circulated was always part of the plan. ... The Conversation At UWA | ||
Chemical Facility Security News: HR 3523 Amendments By PJCoyle Reporting Protections. The amendment from the Chairman and Ranking Member prohibits the federal government from using the information provided unless “at least one significant purpose of the use of the information is” cybersecurity or protection of the national security of the United States {§1104(c)(1)(B)}. ... I would not be surprised, however, if this bill gets rolled into whatever general cyber-securitybill makes it to the floor of the House in January. Posted by PJCoyle at 11:19 PM ... Chemical Facility Security News | ||
U.S. power grid needs cybersecurity protection - Technology ... The threat of cyberattacks on the U.S. power grid should be dealt with by a single federal agency, not the welter of groups now charged with the electric system's ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../us-power-grid-needs-cybersecurity-p... |
Cyber security: Are stricter regulations the answer?
