| Hackers for Uncle Sam: Government Recruiting Hackers at DEF CON International Business Times In a drive to bolster their cyber security capabilities, an array of government agencies are converging on the annual hacker convention DEF CON in search of recruits. Numerous government agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency and the ... | ||
| Firms enlist smartphones to provide cyber security Boston Globe By Aparajita Saha-Bubna There's a new weapon of choice in the battle companies are waging against cyber crime: your smartphone. Companies are enlisting smartphones as another layer of protection, say security professionals, because they are cheaper and ... | ||
| Kevin Brown Named to Lead Raytheon Cybersecurity Operations at Fort Meade Offices PR Newswire (press release) "Kevin Brown's appointment signals the installation of Raytheon senior leadership at Fort Meade – an advance that will help ensure that our operationally proven cybersecurity capabilities are fully accessible, scaled and adaptable to ever-evolving ... | ||
| The Smart Grid’s Cyber-Security Questions Energy Collective And, at this point, there are for command and control, cyber-security is obviously of utmost importance. Lives and inaccurate or compromised data could lead to areas of the grid being shut down. faceted and elusive than what utilities have historically ... | ||
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| Cyber-security plan for NY nukes gets fed approval Wall Street Journal The cyber-security plan, in the works since 2009, now becomes a requirement of the licenses held by the two reactors in Buchanan. The plan is designed by plant owner Entergy Nuclear. It's supposed to protect safety, security and emergency preparedness ... | ||
| WidePoint Corporation to Announce 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results on ... Sacramento Bee WidePoint is a specialist in providing wireless mobility management and cybersecurity solutions utilizing its advanced information technology products and services. WidePoint has several wholly owned subsidiaries holding major government and commercial ... | ||
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| NRC approves Indian Point cyber-security plan Mid-Hudson News BUCHANAN – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the cyber-security plan for the Indian point nuclear power plant. The NRC staff found the cyber-security program provides “high assurances that digital computer and communications systems and ... | ||
| New Model For Cyber Security: Ants KUOW NPR "My specialty is in cybersecurity and visualization," Fink says. "I'm the guy who came up with the idea of applying the designs of ants to cybersecurity." Digital attacks have been a sore subject at the Pacific Northwest National Lab lately. ... | ||
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| Preparedness to Fight Cyber Security Threats Press Information Bureau (press release) ... Lok Sabha through written reply to a question that Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and other agencies regularly review India's preparedness to fight/ward off various cyber security threats including security on a regular basis. ... | ||
| Debt deal could be a blow for cybersecurity Nextgov By Aliya Sternstein 08/02/2011 The $2.1 trillion debt-cap pact that Congress passed Tuesday could hurt economic and national security as agencies postpone plans to invest in cybersecurity technology and hire more network specialists due to uncertainty ... | ||
| Blue Ridge Networks Renews Contract With Port Authority of New York and New Jersey SYS-CON Media (press release) We are pleased to be able expand our cybersecurity services in support of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey." Blue Ridge Networks will implement its new EdgeGuard® product suite and associated managed services, which includes installation ... | ||
| Security Firm Says It Found Global Cyberspying New York Times Cyber security is now a major international concern, with hackers gaining access sensitive corporate and military secrets, including intellectual property. In some attacks, the culprits are believed to be professional hackers engaged in disrupting an ... | ||
| Students excel at cyber challenge Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online “The objective [of the challenge] is to encourage high school students to choose cybersecurity as a major and career,” said Jeff Hanson, head of the Damascus High School Academy of Information Technology. Almost anyone with a little computer knowledge ... | ||
| National Security Agency Wants More Cybersecurity Contracts To Small Businesses Small Business News from Gaebler.com After July's Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee hearings, the news for small businesses was that the National Security Agency wanted to award them more cybersecuritycontracts, according to a report in Fierce Government. ... | ||
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| Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Signs Up New VP StocksandShares.TV Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has appointed Jack Dorsett as vice president of government relations for cybersecurity and C4 operations. In his new role, he will be responsible for ongoing programs, marketing efforts and future cybersecurity and C4 ... | ||
| Cyber Threats to National Security IT-Director.com The first duty of any government should be to protect its citizens, and in terms of cyber security we are seeing various governments investing heavily into this area as they wake up to this increasing threat. In deed the UK government cites hostile ... | ||
| The Dangers of Getting Picked Up in a Parking Lot Signal Magazine Well, one would imagine this would be a great opportunity for our government employees and the specialized contractors that support them to show off their cyber security chops. After all, isn't it a given that these people would have cyber security and ... | ||
| Former UK govt CIO joins Huawei FutureGov Magazine By Anshupriya Jha | 3 August 2011 John Suffolk, the former UK government Chief Information Officer, will join the Chinese telecommunication company Huawei as its Global Cyber Security Officer (GCSO). Suffolk will be based at Huawei's headquarters at ... | ||
| ManTech International Falls to Anonymous iNEWP- Freedom of Speech Cyber-security corporation and security contractor, ManTech International Corporation, affiliated with the United States federal government departments of Energy, Justice, Homeland Security, State, Defense and the Federal Bureau of Investigation fell ... | ||
| Groups highlight risks of online sex trade China Post Women and children protection groups yesterday urged the government to impose strictercybersecurity controls, including the launch of an Internet real-name system to curb the rampant online teenage prostitution trade. Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation ... | ||
| Hatch, Gillibrand Introduce International Cybercrime Bill National Journal She said the legislation would help increase international coordination while targeting countries that refuse to take responsibility for cybersecurity. Hatch, who chairs the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, agreed, saying governments around the ... | ||
| 117 government websites defaced in past six months BioScholar News The communications and information technology ministry Wednesday said that 117 government websites were defaced in the first six months of the year and that steps like auditing of cyber security are under way. “A total of 117 government websites were ... | ||
| HTML5 poses security risks Inquirer According to a newly published report by the European Union cyber security agency ENISA, the security threats aren't small - there are at least 50 of them. HTML5's current specifications have flaws that range from weaknesses in the Cross-Origin ... | ||
| Data Breach – New Service Aimed At Helping Businesses Manage A Data Breach ... Star Global Tribune ... cyber security liability manager. ”Even companies with strong security and privacy controls are not immune from cyber extortion or the actual theft or damage of data by external or even internal parties. Chubb's new service offers our CyberSecurity ... | ||
| Reynolds hosting national cyber camp Richmond Times Dispatch The invitation-only US Cyber Challenge camp is combining hands-on training with panel discussions on ethics and issues confronting the emerging field of cyber security. Duffey spoke at a roundtable discussion on the nation's shortage of security ... | ||
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| Keeping the 'bad guys out' at BNY Mellon Financial Times To combat threats, the bank deploys a range of security software from a number of vendors and relies on an in-house intelligence team listening in to internet chatter in an effort to detect cyber security threats before they become real. ... | ||
| USA: Estonia can count on the States Baltic Business News Other topics of discussion were the relationship between the two countries, the situation in Russia, Afghanistan and Belorussia and cyber security. Laar also gave a more detailed overview of Estonia's steps in cyber security area. ... | ||
| Investment into Securities vis-à-vis Malware Imperative SPAMfighter News Therefore, it is essential to invest in the country's cyber-security industry for making such illegal ventures unprofitable in future, reports ComputerWeekly. In fact a committee has been formed, which solicits reports on what rate Internet offences ... | ||
| Cyber Security: Report Uncovers Widespread Attacks By The Huffington Post News Editors Cyber Security: Report Uncovers Widespread Attacks. Cyber Security. First Posted: 8/3/11 01:05 AM ET Updated: 8/3/11 01:49 AM ET. React. Inspiring Funny Obsolete Scary Must-Have Amazing Innovative ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | ||
| SIIA submits comments on Cybersecurity, Innovation and the ... By David LeDuc ... and the government to address our nation's cyber security challenges, SIIA submitted comments to the Department of Commerce on Monday in response to their recent Green Paper onCybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy. ... SIIA Digital Discourse | ||
| Cybersecurity Consortium Event Held at AACC By bizmonthly Nearly 70 businesses and organizations representing the region's top cyber and technology industries joined the Pathways to Cybersecurity Careers Consortium at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) earlier this summer at an event that ... The Business Monthly | ||
| A Tale of Two DoDs: U.S. and Australian cybersecurity plans differ ... By JT Keating Earlier this week, I came across some coverage about some of the Australian Department of Defence's (DoD) cyber-security strategies. While not. WhiteSpace | ||
| Senate hearing highlights challenges to small-business cybersecurity By the Net economy A shortage of cybersecurity professionals, inadequate seed funding and the complexity of navigating the government contract process make it difficult for small business to win cybersecurity contracts, Djamshidi added. more> ... the Net economy | ||
| Cyber Security Tips For Your Protection | Computer Technology By Computer Technologist Many people are put off with the term cyber security. They think it involves highly technological processes and elaborate computer knowledge. Not at all. Cyber security is foremost about identifying threats and taking measures as simple ... Computer Technology | ||
| Huawei appoints former UK CIO to head cyber security post Huawei on Monday announced former UK government CIO John Suffolk would become the company'''s global cyber security officer, effective on Oct. 1. Suffolk will develop the company's cyber security assurance strategy, which will be ... Telecom Tiger | ||
| F. .K FBI FRIDAY III: ManTech Mayhem | Freedom Hub By admin cyber security: Mantech International Corporation. What ManTech has to do with the FBI? Well, quite simple: In Summer 2010 the FBI had the glorious idea to outsource their Cybersecurity to ManTech. Value of the ... Freedom Hub | ||
| Small Tech Companies Have New Caucus By Elizabeth Hyman Cybersecurity bills are stalling in the House despite a growing sense of urgency over recent attacks. Leaders from high-tech companies are pressing for legislation to keep international students in the U.S. after completing their ... CompTIA Blog | ||
| Raytheon Taps Kevin Brown to Lead Cybersecurity Operations at Fort ... By Molly Mulrain Raytheon Taps Kevin Brown to Lead Cybersecurity Operations at Fort Meade Offices; Steve Hawkins Comments. Raytheon's Kevin F. Brown. Raytheon announced today the appointment of Kevin Brown as vice president of the company's Fort Meade ... The New New Internet | ||
| Nods of Agreement in a Federal Workgroup Meeting? - Association of ... By APHL Chapter 4- APHL recommended that no additional changes be made to physical and cyber security requirements. Public health laboratories have several physical barriers in place, including multiple layers of locks, cameras, ... APHL Public Health LabLog | ||
| Over hundred government websites defaced this year | Firstpost All the new Government websites and applications are to be audited with respect to cyber security prior to their hosting. The auditing of the websites and applications will be conducted on a regular basis after hosting also. ... Firstpost | ||
| 5 Ways to Customize Your Google+ Experience | Tips4Tech Blog By aprattmba About aprattmba. Technology and cyber-security professional - focus is tech news, cyber-security, networking, infrastructure, data protection, consumer electronics, and social media. View all posts by aprattmba → ... Tips4Tech Blog | ||
| Cybersecurity: Defense Department -- GovExec.com The U.S. military’s computer systems are probed by outsiders millions of times a day, while insiders, like a soldier who allegedly extracted heaps of... www.govexec.com/.../080111best-practices-cybersecurity.htm | ||
| VA lacked contractor cybersecurity oversight - FierceHealthIT Lack of cybersecurity controls at a Veterans Affairs Department contractor point to a lack of oversight by the office of the VA chief information officer, ... www.fiercehealthit.com/story/va-lacked.../2011-08-01 | ||
| Huawei Appoints Cyber Security Guru - Light Reading Huawei steps ups its efforts to calm security nerves with appointment of Global Cyber SecurityOfficer. www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=210654 | ||
| Cyber Security | Chatham House: Independent thinking on ... However, cyber security is not just the concern of governments and commercial enterprises. ...Cybersecurity and Society: bigsociety.com. The World Today ... www.chathamhouse.org/research/international.../cyber-securit... |
Hackers for Uncle Sam: Government Recruiting Hackers at DEF CON
