Wanted: Smart Cybersecurity Solutions

Wanted: Smart Cybersecurity Solutions
Heritage.org (blog)
Right on cue, members of our government come forward with “comprehensive,” bureaucratic command-and-control cyber security bills. The Internet is a dynamic environment, and announcing countless new regulations or giving government bodies vast new ...

FBI Hacked While Congress Ponders Cybersecurity Legislation
TIME
Congress is similarly concerned about the seemingly growing number of cyber-threats, and both the House and Senate are working on comprehensive cybersecuritylegislation. The House Committee on Homeland Security marked up cybersecuritylegislation on ...

TIME

Promoting Cybersecurity Through the PRECISE Act
Heritage.org
By Paul Rosenzweig Earlier this year, The Heritage Foundation noted the positive features of the Rogers–Ruppersberger bill (HR 3523), a solid cybersecurity bill that was the product of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and passed out of that ...

Government draws up multi-layered plan to strengthen cyber security
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In the face of incessant attacks on its crucial networks, the government is finalizing an elaborate plan to upgrade India's cyber security capabilities. By stepping up protection levels, putting in place real time command-and-control centres ...

Cyber-Security Bills Being Drafted
Lez Get Real
We see it all around us, the huge number of people who have the most superficial understanding of modern technology. I'm not even talking about the folks who wouldn't know how to turn on a computer or who go totally blank when I say I write for a blog ...

2012 Critical for SK Cyber Security
Daily NK
The two men were heavily critical of official efforts to date, saying, “The South Korean government established its 'National Cyber Security Master Plan' in August, 2011 following the 'March 3rd DDoS Attacks' and 'April Nonghyup Network Neutralization ...

SAIC's Larry Cox Named Federal 100 Winner by Federal Computer Week
MarketWatch (press release)
Cox leads over 2200 professionals responsible for driving the company's innovation and thought leadership in cybersecurity and signals intelligence (SIGINT) for federal, commercial, and international customers. He is responsible for the continued ...

Faster progress needed on cyber-security, says adviser
The Guardian
Ministers need to speed up work on cyber-security because the public and a vast swathe of business have yet to appreciate the threats posed by online crime, a government adviser has said. Dame Pauline Neville-Jones said the strategy was heading in the ...

The Guardian

Cybersecurity Legislation in the House of Representatives
Lawfare (blog)
by Paul Rosenzweig In two earlier posts I've focused on some of the particular issues that may arise during the Senate's consideration of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The focus on the Senate is apt, inasmuch as Senator Reid has promised to bring ...

CGI Initiative for Collaborative Government explores cybersecurity and ...
Bobsguide (press release)
The universal challenge of cybersecurity is one of the hottest topics in boardrooms, federal agencies, by Congress and was addressed by President Obama in his State of the Union address. In the Winter 2012 issue of the CGI Initiative for Collaborative ...

House E&C Committee to Hold Hearing on Cybersecurity
Multichannel News
8 on cybersecurity threats to communications networks and what the private sector, including cable-based ISPs, are doing about it. An internal memo from Republican staffers puts one exclamation point on the issue by citing the attacks by cyberterrorist ...

Cyber Training: Are All the Best Technology & Security Conferences Out of State?
Government Technology (blog)
But what about cybersecurity conferences? Are all of the good security conferences out of town (or out-of-state)? I think not. So what's the solution? If you can't bring the people to the conferences … bring the conferences to the people.

3 Roads to Executive Buy-in for Cybersecurity
Government Technology
How can government security personnel, IT leaders, project managers or others gain that all-important executive buy-in for cybersecurity? I'd like to offer a potential pitfall in this area and two solutions. A common way to get people's attention is to ...

Government Technology

RBA looks to beef up cyber security
Technology Spectator
The RBA is seeking tenders for the supply of Next Generation Firewalls in a bid to safeguard itself against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. According to The Australian, the tender process has not been initiated as a response to a specific ...

Democrats to continue Internet coup with new cyber bill
Daily Caller
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, following a recent anti-piracy legislative debacle with SOPA and PIPA, will lead his second effort of 2012 to push Internet-regulating legislation, this time in the form of a new cybersecurity ...

Daily Caller

Cyber-Legislation Bill Approved by House, Senate Prepares Its Own
eWeek
As federal officials and the White House increasingly call on Congress to pass the comprehensivecyber-security bill to protect critical infrastructure, the House moves forward with its version. Federal law enforcement officials expect cyber-espionage, ...

Govt caught in internet-security time warp
ZDNet Australia (blog)
However, the government's press barrage has reduced my confidence that the government is on the pulse of cybersecurity threats. We received a release from Communications Minister Stephen Conroy saying that "looking out for your family and friends is an ...

Telecom subpanel promises aggressive review of cyber threat
The Hill (blog)
By Gautham Nagesh - 02/06/12 02:13 PM ET A House subcommittee will mount an “aggressive review” of cybersecurity threats against the United States this year, according to the panel's Republican chairman. Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.) ...

City College of S.F. tells FBI of computer viruses
San Francisco Chronicle
Just to be sure, Chancellor Don Griffin is bringing in a second cybersecurity company to double check. "We just need to nail this down," he said. "I don't want the impression out there that City College has a bunch of viruses, when in fact it does not.

Maas360 Awarded Best Mobile Solution by Government Technology Officials
MarketWatch (press release)
MaaS360 was recognized by GTRA based on critical government IT success factors including infrastructure, leadership, cyber security, Green IT and Transparency. The awards were presented at the GOVTek Gala on February 2nd in Washington, DC Last year, ...

Cyber-Attacks to Surpass Terrorism Threat, FBI Says
Mobiledia
By Melissa Daniels | Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:33 pm Cyber-security is a growing menace in the eyes of the FBI, after the hacking group Anonymous infiltrated an agency conference call. FBI director Robert Mueller said during an open Senate hearing that while ...

Mobiledia

The Internet Bureau of Over-Regulation and Crony Socialism
Big Government
Now, Washington is talking cyber security. Where there is, again, a legitimate role for government – but we have, again, a bill that defines said role much too broadly. Before we get to SOPA-level heights of righteous (Right) and faux-righteous (Left) ...

Google, Microsoft Survival Conflict With Internet Data Privacy
eWeek
... such as their preferences, online activities and behavior, Christopher Soghoian, a Washington, DC-based graduate fellow at the Center for Applied Cyber-Security Research, said in his keynote speech at the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit Feb.

EU hints on planned Strategy for Internet Security – HP comments
Infosecurity Magazine (US)
Information security and education organisation, the SANS Institute has praised the Pentagon's newly-unveiled US cyber security strategy for its focus on innovative training and active defence. On January 30 Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner ...

Parental stalking online 'unwise'
Stuff.co.nz
HANDS OFF: Dr Danah Boyd, a leading expert in the fields of cyber-security and privacy online. Parents should not stalk their children online, warns leading US cyber safety expert Dr Danah Boyd. Described by The New York Times last month as ''a rock...

Stuff.co.nz

Digital Shadows and Activity team up to tackle the cyber criminals
PR Web (press release)
With cyber-criminals dramatically shifting their tactics towards low-volume, targeted attacks, cyber security innovator Digital Shadows and leading information security provider Activity today announced a strategic partnership which will enable ...

New Research Reveals Cyberheists Among Top 4 Business Crimes; KnowBe4 Case ...
PR Web (press release)
The importance of cyber security measures is emphasized throughout the PwC report, which places the responsibility on business owners and senior management. “Traditionally, leaders have pigeonholed cyber security as an IT problem.

Pentagon opens 'Tweet' offensive in cyberspace
Washington Times
By Kristina Wong The Defense Department (@DeptofDefense) held its first Twitter town hall, and the nearly hour-long session addressed questions from “don't ask, don't tell” to the Middle East to cyber security. “…important to discuss national security ...

Washington Times

Cybersecurity Senate Plan Draws Ire From Both Sides
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security ...
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Converting Cybersecurity Practice Into Engaging Serious Games
By Eliane Alhadeff
Agent Surefire: Breach Buster is a Cybersecurity Serious Game created for ESET USA - a leading security solutions provider for corporate, home and mobile phone users - powered by MAVI Serious Game Engine, and deployed over the Web, ...
SERIOUS GAMES MARKET

Bill Would Give DHS Broader Control of Cybersecurity, Follows ...
By Alex
This bill, which is reportedly currently before Congress, would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) significantly more monitoring power of the cybersecurity practices of private industries and services which are supposedly part of ...

Australian Planking » Some Insights Into Cyber Security?
By StirkCraib492
Cyber security actually protects your personal information by responding, detecting and preventing the attacks. Cyber security is actually introduced to decrease cyber crimes. All banking institutions and businesses today run their business ...
Australian Planking

Survey foretells U.S. cybersecurity disaster - Grendel Report
WASHINGTON – Companies including utilities, banks and phone carriers would have to spend almost nine times more on cybersecurity to prevent a digital Pearl Harbor from plunging millions into darkness, paralyzing the financial system or ...
Grendel Report

2012 Critical for SK Cyber Security | NK News
By admin
The period before and during this year's Nuclear Security Summit, which will see many of the world's most powerful political leaders gather in South Korea later this year, is a prime target for cyber attacks from a North Korea keen to solidify the ...
NK News

Raising your kids to have cyber security awareness | The Hacker ...
By THN Reporter
Raising your kids to have cyber security awareness. THN Magazine and The Hacker News is Most Comprehensive resource in providing news related to Information Technology, Cyber security, infosec, Hacking threads, Vulnerability.
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Global Velocity: Next Generation Cybersecurity Solutions
By admin
It's an interconnected world, which means you can't take your network for granted. Too many cyber attackers, social engineers and inattentive employees are ready to turn your greatest assets into potential liabilities. Global Velocity helps you ...
CrucialPointLLC

After SOPA Defeat, Democrats Now Planning To Introduce New ...
By Blackmere
After SOPA Defeat, Democrats Now Planning To Introduce New Cyber-Security Bill – The Business Insider. Published February 7, 2012. This post originally appeared at The Daily Caller. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, following a recent ...
Blackmere Consulting

Rudd, Kaspersky attend Munich conference to discuss cyber security
The topics range from; the security rise of Asia; the situation in Syria; security implications of the financial crisis; building a new Middle East; and cyber security. Mr Rudd said in a press statement that cyber security and the impact an attack ...
Government News

The Stratfor hack is not over yet - Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog ...
By tzink
A blog about fighting spam and malware by a member of Microsoft Forefront Online Security anti-spam team.
Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog

QinetiQ NA's Mobility Executive Kevin Curtis: “Our Customers ...
By Brynn Koeppen
Curtis sat down with WashingtonExec to explore what it is about mobility that has the federal government ready to convert and how issues of cybersecurity have affected device implementation. ...So, Mobility is definitively something that is going to stay around – not because we like it but because our customers require it; just as will cloud computing, cyber security and operations and constant situational awareness via ISR, both in defense and national/homeland security applications.
News & Insight for the DC Area Executive

Smart Grid: A how-to guide for hacking your local utility (and what to ...
Smart Grid - Given the dangers and costs, what would motivate a well-known cyber securityresearcher to release detailed vulnerabilities for specific, critical infrastructure products? EnerNex Chairman and CTO Erich Gunther suspects the.
SmartGridNews.com

Bill would allow DHS to impose cybersecurity standards | Homeland ...
A bill before Congress would significantly increase the power of DHS to monitor the cybersecuritypractices of industries and services which are part of the U.S. ...
www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/srinfrastructure2012020...

Cybersecurity: Threats in SCADA - hexample
What is SCADA ? what are the security threats ? what is stuxnet ? what is duqu ?
hexample.com/2012/02/06/cybersecurity-threats-scada/

U.S. Cybersecurity Efforts Trigger Privacy Concerns | Sci-Tech Today
The federal government's new plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten ...
www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id...

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