Canada to Beef Up Its Cyber Defenses

Canada to Beef Up Its Cyber Defenses
Wall Street Journal
... over cyber warfare. Vic Toews, Canada's public-safety minister, said his department would spend an additional 155 million Canadian dollars (US$158 million) over five years on cyber security, underscoring a recent call to arms among Western allies ...

The New Cyber Wars: Out of the Flame and Into the Fire
Huffington Post
Israel is on the leading-edge of cyber-defense technology -- including several companies in our own JVP venture capital portfolio -- and can potentially become the world's cyber-security lab. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just this week ...

British government to recruit teens as next generation of spies
NBCNews.com (blog)
The Director of GCHQ, Iain Lobban, welcomed the announcement, saying, “It should ensure that GCHQ continues to develop the skills and attract the talent it needs to meet today's challenges around cyber security.” More from NBCNews.com: Can you crack ...

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Check Point Sees Cyber Attacks Aiding Revenue: Israel Overnight
Bloomberg
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), whose drop in third-quarter billings spurred the biggest stock plunge in nine years, will seek to increase revenue as more cyber threats loom, Chief Financial Officer Tal Payne said. The technology ...

Cyber security focus of October
Rapid City Journal
The 28th Communications Squadron kicked off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Oct. 8, focused on educating the base, and ensuring its network information and infrastructure remainsecure, reliable and resilient. Lt. Col. Heath Frye, 28th CS ...

Nationwide Cyber Security Review reveals low awareness of risks by state and ...
FierceGovernmentIT
The National Cyber Security Division within DHS surveyed 162 state, territorial and city governments on 12 control areas for an appraisal dubbed the Nationwide Cyber Security Review. FierceGovernmentIT obtained survey results (.pdf) through the Freedom ...

Do You Really Need Cyber Liability Insurance?
Forbes
Sadly, the truth is that while many spent their summers searching for last-minute vacation deals or browsing local flea markets, I spent countless hours shopping for something decidedly less seasonal – cyber liability insurance. Not surprising ... In ...

Cyber Monday, Online Retailers Say They're Ready for You
Forbes
Cyber Monday, the online retailers say they're ready for whatever you throw at them. They're beefing up their IT operations for the deluge of online orders they expect to see this holiday season starting in late November, and more than one out of four ...

Forbes

FBI Unveils New Program To Teach Cyber Security To Kids
RTT News
Each virtual island has specific cyber safety lesson, covering topics about the protection of personal information, password strength, cell phone safety, social networking and online gaming safety. The videos in the Safe Online Surfing site also ...

RTT News

Cyber Security and the NRC – This Month and Every Month « U.S. ...
By Moderator
The NRC is joining the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and others in support of the NationalCyber Awareness Month's Campaign to: Stop.Think.Connect. But cyber security — defending against hackers, criminals, and cyber terrorists ...
U.S. NRC Blog

Cyber-security, overspending and pipelines: Politics on TV, Oct. 17 ...
By Dale Smith
Power Play led off with Vic Toews, who was talking about his announcement of $155 million over five years to buffer government systems from outside attack. Toews said the hope is to continue strengthening the government's cyber security ...
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Canada doubles spending on cyber security | Atlantic Council
By Jorge Benitez
From Canada's Ministry of Public Safety: The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced funding to further implement Canada's Cyber Security Strategy and strengthen Canada's efforts to achieve a secure, stable, and ...
Atlantic Council - Renewing the...

The FBI's Bizarre Ad For A Kids Cyber Security Video Game Seems ...
By Geoffrey Ingersoll
Author of 'The Finish' Talks About CIA Sources, Bungled Bin Laden Ops, And The Coming CyberWar ... The FBI's Bizarre Ad For A Kids Cyber Security Video Game Looks Like An SNL Spoof. Geoffrey Ingersoll | Oct. 17, 2012, 4:46 PM | 239 | 4 ...
Business Insider

Vic Toews Says Canada Faces Cyber Security Threats But He ...
By David Pugliese
This was just published by the Montreal Gazette: OTTAWA - The federal government is concerned about its own cyber security, but the public safety minister refused to say Wednesday where the potential threats are coming from. While the ...
Ottawa Citizen » Defence Watch

Lungren, cyber security experts offer ideas on building A cyber ...
Gold River, CA- Congressman Dan Lungren (R-Gold River) today joined Alan Paller, founder of thecyber-security training institute in Bethesda, MD, called ...
lungren.house.gov/.../lungren-cyber-security-experts-offer-ide...

ISC Diary | Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 17 - A Standard ...
A word that I'm hearing a lot these days from clients is "Risk". And yes, it has a capital R. Every time. Folks tend to think of any risk as unacceptable to the ...
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