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FCC launches cyber planning tool for small businesses Federal Times (blog) A new online tool developed by the Federal Communications Commission allows small businesses to create a cybersecurity plan for free. The FCC Small Biz Cyber Planner is a three-step process and takes minutes to create. After providing your company's ...http://www.fcc.gov/cyberplanner Cyber Security: 25 Worst Passwords of 2011 [Study] International Business Times By Kukil Bora: Subscribe to Kukil's RSS feed If the word "password" stands as the password between your online information and cyber criminals, you are the most vulnerable person to be hacked. Yes, it is the worst password one can possibly choose, ... Reid to Move on Senate Cybersecurity Measure in Early 2012 BusinessWeek 17 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid intends to bring comprehensive cybersecuritylegislation to the Senate floor for debate early next year. Cyber attacks and espionage are “causing billions of dollars of damage to our economy and are ... Sandia Labs: SOPA will 'negatively impact' US cybersecurity CNET Leonard Napolitano, Sandia's director of computer sciences and information systems, warned in a letter that the legislation is "unlikely to be effective" and will "negatively impact US and global cybersecurity and Internet functionality. ... A new line of defense in cybersecurity, with help from the SEC Washington Post One vulnerability in particular keeps us up at night: the state of our nation's cybersecurity. The directors of national intelligence under President George W. Bush and President Obama have called cyberattack the greatest long-term threat to our nation ... Herndon cybersecurity firm sues Booz Allen Hamilton Fairfaxtimes.com BAH's wrongful use and/or disclosure of Blackbird's proprietary information relating to certain cyber security and software solutions disclosed to BAH under the nondisclosure agreement, collectively, the Blackbird Cyber Security Tool Information,” the ... Get started 'On' Nov. 18: Small biz embraces social media, FCC debuts ... Washington Post (blog) The FCC joined several public and private entities to develop the new cybersecurity tool for business owners. ((Jeffrey MacMillan/The Washington Post)) FCC launches new cybersecurity tool for businesses: On Thursday, the agency released the Small Biz ... Armenian Students Discuss Cyber-Security at OSCE Conference Hetq Online Around 60 students from Armenia embarked on discussions and negotiations on the importance of cyber security in a globalized world, and possible OSCE action at a two-day Model OSCE Conference that started today in Yerevan. The Model OSCE Conference is ... Feds investigating Illinois 'pump failure' as possible cyber attack CNN But they cautioned that no conclusions had been reached, and they disputed one cyber securityexpert's statements that other utilities are vulnerable to a similar attack. Joe Weiss, a noted cyber security expert, disclosed the possible cyber attack on ... ISA President Praises Cyber Security Legislation TheHostingNews.com (press release) (The Hosting News) – Internet Security Alliance President Larry Clinton praised the new direction on cyber security legislation that was signaled in a pair of new letters from Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and 4 key Senate Republican ... VERSACE: Cybersecurity advances to 'military grade' Washington Times Q: What are the top four cybersecurity concerns a CEO should know about? A: There are really four concerns that every CEO today should be discussing with their IT teams. Advanced evasion techniques, human error, cloud security and mobile security. 1. ... The Daily Start-Up: Rapid7 Speeds To $50M For Cyber Security Wall Street Journal (blog) A string of cyber-catastrophes may have been good news for Rapid7, as the maker of software for finding security gaps has secured $50 million in Series C funding–the latest and biggest of a recent spate of fundings for cyber security companies. ... Need for check on cyber security IBNLive.com The Rear Admiral who delivered a talk on cyber security highlighted the vulnerability of cyber attacks would increase, as the sellers of the technology would be infested with virtual bugs and other trapdoors. He added that the Indian cyber security ... Top 7 cybersecurity predictions for 2012 eChannelLine I predict 2012 will be even more pivotal, thrusting cybersecurity into the spotlight. These are my top seven forecasts for the year ahead: 1) Targeted, zero-day attacks will be the norm. Looking back over the past year, an increasing number of breaches ... Cyber Security Challenge Gains Support And Patron eWEEK Europe UK In its second year of operation, the Cyber Security Challenge is picking up more supporters and, with it, more funding. Both BT and UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have increased their support to Platinum level and (ISC)², Raytheon, ... Report Says Utility Smart-Grid Cybersecurity in Chaos Security Management by Ann Longmore-Etheridge A new report released by Pike Research, “Utility Cyber Security: Seven Key Smart Grid Security Trends to Watch in 2012 and Beyond,” puts it bluntly: “Utility cyber security is in a state of near chaos. After years of ... Senate to take up cyber bill in 2012 Reuters UK By Diane Bartz (Reuters) - The Senate will take up cybersecurity legislation next year to fight online fraud, espionage and intellectual property theft whether or not Republicans and Democrats reach agreement on a comprehensive bill, Senate Majority ... Lax Policies Keep Cyber Security Issues at Forefront govWin (blog) Ironically, last month marked the 8th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It is a joint effort by the Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Alliance and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center in order to ... NERC completes first cybersecurity readiness exercise Power Engineering Magazine s (NERC) first cybersecurity readiness exercise, GridEx 2011, on Nov. 16 and 17. The exercise is part of NERC's security readiness program to assess NERC and the industry's crisis response plans and validate current readiness in response to a cyber ... ENISA Launches Information Security Awareness Videos in 23 European Languages Sacramento Bee In October, the US Department of Homeland Security promoted the ENISA videos during one of the four thematic weeks of its eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month, focusing on online security for small and medium sized businesses. ... India is a Sitting Duck in the Cyber Battlefield Tehelka Earlier, cyber security investigative researcher Jeffrey Karr had shocked ISRO when he proved that India's INSAT 4B satellite was taken down by Stuxnet to serve Chinese business interests. On 7 July 2010, INSAT 4B's power glitch forced India's leading ... 2012 Cyber Security Warnings: Online Identity More Valuable Than Credit Cards Huffington Post UK A web security firm say your social media profile could be more valuable to than your credit card to cyber thieves in 2012. Websense released their predictions for online crime in 2012, and also listed the Mayan calendar's apocalypse prediction, ... Cyber titans spur work force creation Baltimore Business Journal Sourcefire Inc.'s Chris Dempsey searches for cyber security workers on the West Coast and internationally because he can't fill all open positions locally. He has open jobs to fill. Yet, even with national unemployment hovering at 9 percent, ... Lockheed launches collaborative cyber partnership FederalNewsRadio.com Now, the aerospace giant has formed what it calls its "Cyber Security Alliance" — a coalition of large and small companies collaborating to find ways to innovate answers to the cyber problem. Curt Aubley, vice president and chief technology officer of ... DOT Falls Short in Annual FISMA Audit GovInfoSecurity.com "Resources are increasingly constrained and it is unlikely that our cybersecurityprogram will receive the additional resources as anticipated in our earlier planning," Pradhan says. "As a result, it is neither realistic nor plausible to commit to ... Cyber bill on Senate's 2012 agenda FederalNewsRadio.com The top members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a statement, saying that everyday Congress fails to strengthen the cybersecurity of the nation's critical infrastructure, is another day of unacceptable risk. The Cybersecurity and ... How Technology Tracks Most Of What You Do 33 KDAF-TV “There is a lot of information about us out there, and so people can dig in and extract information from previously unknown,” said Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham with the University of Texas at Dallas Cyber Security Research Center. Take search engines like ... House Budget Would All but Kill Off DHS Research Efforts National Defense Magazine (blog) There is a point where DHS would no longer have a credible science and technology directorate, O'Toole testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee'scybersecurity, infrastructure protection and security technology subcommittee. ... Most federal IT funding expected to escape super committee's knife Nextgov "The need for technology, whether it's refreshments or cybersecurity, those needs don't go away, and in some ways they may increase." The bipartisan super committee has until Nov. 23 to provide Congress with a $1.2 trillion package of budget savings. ... RCMP called in to investigate Canadian servers hosting Syrian websites Globe and Mail A Globe and Mail story on Wednesday said a report from the Citizen Lab, a cyber-security research centre at the Munk Centre in the University of Toronto, found that more than a dozen Syrian government websites, including the ministries of culture and... Facebook fights spammers armed with obscene pictures KATC Lafayette News "The whole point is to have shock value so that you do want to click on it," Cyber security expert, Reagan Brock said. "That's usually where most people get nailed." Brock works at Doghouse Computers in Lafayette and he says the images on your Facebook ... Cyber terrorists don't discriminate Baltimore Business Journal A visit from the FBI jolted Amanda Coleman-Phelps into the reality of cyber security. It wasn't until the FBI walked into her family's jewelry store that she learned one of the company's computers was being controlled by an unknown outsider. ... Cyber Security Challenge Gains Support And Patron – eWeek ... By Blackmere In its second year of operation, the Cyber Security Challenge is picking up more supporters and, with it, more funding. Both BT and UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have increased their support to Platinum level and ... Blackmere Consulting Senate to Take Up Cybersecurity Bill in 2012 | Executive Gov By Ross Wilkers Debate in the Senate over cybersecurity legislation will begin in early 2012, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said late Wednesday.. In a. Executive Gov Reid says Senate will take up cybersecurity bill next year | FedCyber ... By AlexOlesker Reid says Senate will take up cybersecurity bill next year. The Senate will debate cybersecuritylegislation in early 2012, according to a letter from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ... FedCyber.com “Defining cyber-security” By Ruben Roex On Wednesday 9th of November the Security & Defence Agenda launched it's cyber-security initiative with a high-level debate on “Defining cyber-security”, featuring, Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Robert G. Bell, ... B-CCENTRE Senate to take up cyber bill in 2012 - Terry Zink's Cyber Security ... By tzink Reuters published an article today indicating that the US Senate plans to draft up a bill to tacklecyber security in 2012: The Senate will take up cybersecurity legislation next year to fight online fraud, espionage and intellectual property theft ... Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog Sandia Labs: SOPA will 'negatively impact' U.S. cybersecurity - Topsy By cnet.com The Stop Online Piracy Act is 'unlikely to be effective,' says official from Sandia National Laboratories, part of the U.S. Department of Energy. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Privacy Inc.. Topsy - Top 100 IT Secure Site » Blog Archive » 2012 Cyber Security Predictions ... By admin IT Secure Site - 2012 Cyber Security Predictions from a Websense Security Labs. IT Secure Site Choose Smart Password for your ... - Cyber Security Tips N Tricks By noreply@blogger.com (G.Binu) Cyber Security Tips N Tricks describes various tips and tricks about cyber security, safe surfing, ethical hacking, network security, Internet, news related to software, hacking, security breaches, vulnerabilities, phishing, google, yahoo, CERT, ... Cyber Security Tips N Tricks Senator Reid Seeks to Break Cybersecurity Legislation Gridlock ... By Gerald Ferguson Despite a strong bipartisan consensus that the United States needs a federal cybersecurity law, partisan bickering has prevented any significant progress on the many versions of cybersecuritylegislation pending before Congress. Senate ... Data Privacy Monitor Feds investigating whether Illinois "pump failure" was cyber attack ... By emspiff But they cautioned that no conclusions had been reached, and they disputed one cyber securityexpert's statements that other utilities are vulnerable to a similar attack. Joe Weiss, a noted ... Filed under: Cybersecurity • Homeland Security ... CNN Security Clearance Cybersecurity Workforce Framework | DFI News The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education has published a document for ... The document is meant to define professional requirements in cybersecurity. www.dfinews.com/news/cybersecurity-workforce-framework DARPA to increase cyber security research by 50 percent ... 7 speech at a DARPA cyber security colloquium, agency Director Regina Dugan said the advent of the Internet .... Cybersecurity Conference & Expo, Dec 8 - 9 ... www.gsnmagazine.com/node/24934 Follow @sobeqorg