L-3 and Virginia Tech Announce Partnership in Cybersecurity Research and Development

L-3 and Virginia Tech Announce Partnership in Cybersecurity Research and ... MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, Oct 17, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- L-3 Communications /quotes/zigman/218529/quotes/nls/lll LLL +0.60% announced today that it has formed a cooperative partnership in cybersecurity research and development with Virginia Tech's Ted and Karyn Hume ... Viscount to Present at Cyber Security Finance Forum MarketWatch (press release) BURNABY, British Columbia, Oct 17, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Viscount Systems (otc markets:VSYS), the industry leader in IP-based access control systems, is pleased to announce that The Company has been invited to present at the Cyber Security Finance ... National Youth Cyber Security Challenge Draws in More Than 1000 Teams MarketWatch (press release) Established by the Air Force Association (AFA), CyberPatriot is the nation's largest and fastest growing high school cyber security challenge. Last year's competition had more than 660 teams vying for a chance to compete among the top qualifying teams. ... Lockheed Martin to Host 150 High School Students for Annual Cyber Security ... MarketWatch (press release) GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Members of the media are invited to attend the Second Annual Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Awareness Day, an educational event for top Maryland high school students. ... * Cyber Security Week 2011 in Sri Lanka begins today Colombo Page Oct 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka will hold its annual Cyber Security Week (CSW) beginning today, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) announced. Cyber Security Week 2011 program features, a one-day conference on October 19 and two ... IT Governance supports the National Cyber Security Awareness Month EIN News (press release) /EINPresswire.com/ October see's the start of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, an initiative by the Department of Homeland Security. Its aim is to raise awareness amongst individuals and organizations about cyber security and increase the ... GD Wins $86M Contract for Cyber Security from US DoD Defenseworld.net General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded an $86 million task order to provide information assurance and cyber security services to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in the US and worldwide. ... Smartphones increasing global cyber crime TruthDive London, Oct 17 (ANI): Cyber security experts have warned that the world is facing a wave of cyber crime, and blame it on our newly found addiction to the smartphone for the cause. “This is a fully fledged computer that's sitting in your pocket,” Sky ... DHS assessed Anonymous threat to industrial control systems Inquirer Earlier today, the Public Intelligence project published a bulletin entitled "Assessment of Anonymous Threat to Control Systems" that was drafted by the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) back in September. ... Hackers spent a lot of their time educating other hackers VentureBeat Hackers spent about 25 percent of their time in forums educating other hackers about beginner tips, according to a survey by cyber security firm Imperva. Hackers devote a lot of time to hacking tutorials, which means there is a strong and steady ... Cyberspace and US Competitiveness Council on Foreign Relations Additionally, privacy and cybersecurity issues are significant problems for both US businesses and consumers that government has not sufficiently addressed. In this roundup, four experts suggest ways for the United States to improve its cyber ... Sensus Partners with EnerNex and ORNL to Conduct a AVUD System Demonstration TMC Net The partnership would work to increase cyber security in smart meters with the new Function Extraction or FX system technology for vulnerability detection. According to ORNL, the FX system relies on the fundamental mathematics of computation to do the ... Digital deterrents: Preventing a Pearl Harbor of cyberspace Washington Post (blog) Given the extent of this risk, it's perhaps not surprising that 90% of our nation's cybersecurity dollars are spent on defense. However, in order to prevent the first Pearl Harbor of cyberspace, is it time to start shifting more of those dollars to ... Gimme Mundie Varsity BIANCA LEMUS LAVARREDA sits down with Microsoft top dog Craig Mundie to talk cyber security, patent wars, and post-secondary education. On October 6, U of T's Department of Computer Science hosted a special lecture by Craig Mundie, the Chief Research ... Computer Expert Leaks Thousands of Protester Emails Newser By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff (Newser) – A cyber-security expert has released thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters' emails—and says he has learned which of the protesters are affiliated with Anonymous. Group members are participating in the ... Labour unveils ICT policy Computerworld New Zealand Labour says it supports the government's Cyber Security Strategy and would establish a Computer Emergency Response Team for New Zealand as well as encouraging the development of cyber security expertise at the tertiary education level and via ... World Is Facing A Wave Of Cyber Crime Sky News Henry Harrison, from UK cyber security experts Detica, said: "This is a fully fledged computer that's sitting in your pocket." It can, and probably will, betray you as a result. The flaw in the smartphone is that it is too useful and too user friendly ... Romney's wrong on defense spending Concord Monitor If elected, Romney said, he would expand the Navy, deploy carriers off Iran's coast, beef up missile defenses and increase spending on cyber-security. The latter is a necessity. Critical systems are far too vulnerable to internet attacks and ... Belden boosts industrial network security with Byres Security acquisition Electronics News There is now high interest in improving cyber security at both the plant and management levels of organisations. The Tofino Industrial Security Solution is BSI's flagship product. It combines security appliances with loadable software modules to ... Tackling the cyber enemy CIOL Therefore, it is not surprising that cyber security has become such an important economic and national security issue. From our vantage point as a provider of security solutions, we are seeing the rapid evolution of the threat landscape, ... Rapid Fire 2011-10-17: New MoD Secretary | Korea's Exports Defense Industry Daily 91% of the ~$235M goods and services exported to the US were for cyber security. Boeing consolidates its DRT, Argon, and ISR assets into an Electronic & Mission Systems (E&MS) division to go after the C4ISR market. DRT and Argon ST were acquired in ... Hacker Threats, Solvency II, Philippine Bonds: Compliance BusinessWeek Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, is compiling comprehensive cybersecuritylegislation. In its guidance, the SEC recognized concerns about giving hackers too much public information through “detailed disclosures,” and said such ... Interview with Aaron Friedberg: Is China going to displace the US? Washington Post (blog) The US government has been investing considerable resources in defensive measures, but a complete cybersecurity strategy is going to have to include an offensive component. How would the sorts of defense cuts contemplated by the “trigger” in the ... Protecting The Extended Enterprise Forbes To deliver on our core mission as Security & Risk professionals — safeguarding intellectual property, managing third-party risk, complying with regulations, and anticipating the next cybersecurity threat, etc — we need to seek out these efforts to ... Fit-for-purpose resources from IT Governance make DPA compliance easy EIN News (press release) A comprehensive risk assessment will expose the vulnerabilities and identify the need for cyber security measures. Organisations can spare themselves a great deal of time and money by implementing simple and cost-effective solutions to protect their ... DoD training for security professionals sporadic and inconsistent, says IG Fierce Government The undersecretary of defense for intelligence has had in development since April 2009 a program now known as the Security Professional Education Development (SPēD) certification program, butcybersecurity personnel in interviews with auditors voiced ... RSA, Sony Breach News, Wireless Outages Lead Week's Security News eWeek As Congress continues to debate and negotiate the details for what needs to go in the cyber-security bill, the Securities and Exchange Commission took action, issuing a guidance recommending that public companies disclose all cyber-risks and incidents ... European Commission Seeks $13 Billion in Broadband and Related Investments TMC Net But some of the EU money would be spent on e-health, cybersecurity and intelligent energy networks, rather than faster access infrastructure. The money would come from a new fund called the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which also would fund ... Securing the Smart Grid CSO Magazine The Smart Grid's primary cyber security objectives must include protecting all services from malicious attack; preventing security incidents from compromising safety and protection; and delivering confidence in the confidentiality, integrity and ... Security roundup: BlackBerry blows up; the 'dual-persona' mobile device?; more ... CSO Magazine At the same London conference, Vincent Blake, head of cybersecurity at Raytheon UK, said during a panel discussion that when Raytheon began selling missiles to Taiwan in 2006, the defense company's computer network came under a torrent of cyberattacks. ... Safety of Pipeline Systems at the Heart of the 7th Pipeline Technology Conference openPR (press release) Other topics at the 7th Pipeline Technology Conference will cover safeguarding supplies and energy efficiency, environmental protection during construction and operation, as well as “cyber security”, which refers to the threat of attacks targeting ... An Evolution in the National Security Threats from the Mexican Drug Cartels ... Security Debrief Previously, Strayer served as the Republican Deputy Staff Director for Senator Susan Collins on the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where he managed the drafting and mark-up of cyber security and bioterrorism ... CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2 - Cybersecurity Cybersecurity. Date: October 13, 2011. Summary: This guidance provides the Division of Corporation Finance's views regarding disclosure obligations relating ... www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/.../cfguidance-topic2.htm Cyber Security: Thousands of video lectures from the world's top ... Cyber Security is now recognized as a high risk priority by governments ... Korea · Strategies forCybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection ... www.cyberwarzone.com/.../cyber-security-thousands-video-le... Michigan on right track to enhance cyber security efforts | The ... For many people, the Internet has become their primary source to socialize, be entertained, learn, pay bills, do banking, shop, etc. Beyond our personal lives, ... www.battlecreekenquirer.com/.../Michigan-right-track-enhanc... Top-level views at cyber security event — ENISA A top-level panel of cyber security experts met on 10th October, at an event organised by ENISA to discuss how to ensure a safer Internet for Europe's citizens. ... www.enisa.europa.eu/.../top-level-views-at-cyber-security-eve...

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