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Power grid cyber security 'in chaos' Hartford Business Cyber security of the power grid is an often overlooked issue that could bring Connecticut, New England and possibly the country to its knees. While utilities, power generators and the grid administrator all value security, the electricity system is so ...

U.S. and EU teams put cybersecurity to the test | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011 ... Philadelphia Inquirer 3 in Brussels, Belgium, it was the first-ever joint cybersecurity exercise - please don't call it "war games" - involving both the United States and European Union countries. It was hosted by the EU'scybersecurity outfit, ENISA. ...

Cyber-warriors combat mysterious 'worm' Buffalo News It is a threat largely hidden from the general public, but one understood all too well by the brightest minds in cybersecurity and computer programming. In “Worm: The First Digital World War,” author Mark Bowden attempts to convince his readers of the ...

Weekly News Roundup: Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) StocksandShares.TV Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has opened a cyber security center is Australia. The defense contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has opened its next generation cyber security center in Australia, offering 200 new job opportunities in the country. ...

Most SL Facebook complaints from females on identity theft Sunday Times.lk ... the identity of mostly real life Sri Lankan females; according to Kanishka Yapa, Information Security Engineer at SL CERT, the Information and Communication Technology Agency-subsidiary that has been tasked with national cyber security protection. ...

Boeing sees growth potential in Mideast AFP On defence... unmanned systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and also cybersecurity have become very important today." The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which began service last month and is the Boeing star display at this year's airshow, ...

Community Portrait: Brevard County [Florida Trend] Insurance News Net (press release) The area also is emerging as a hub for several cybersecurity firms and security-related research at the Florida Institute of Technology . Other notable pieces of the county's economic base include Port Canaveral, the world's second-busiest cruise ship ...

Devesh Kapur: The Indian state and India's future Business Standard But when it comes to fundamental new challenges like cyber security, where cutting-edge talent is probably in its teens, the manner in which the Indian state is approaching is not just inadequate but also positively harmful. More than a century ago, ...

Hostage taking: Nigeria ranks 4th in the world Vanguard An FBI agent, Ms Jennifer Dent, who disclosed the ranking of Nigeria as number four in the world in hostage taking in Lagos, also identified Nigeria as the greatest threat to cyber security in Africa. Speaking at a lecture organized by the Hubert H ...

Republicans Remain Unclear on Foreign Policy The Atlantic And this whole issue of allowing cybersecurity to go on, we need to use all of our resources. The private sector working along with our government to really-- standing up to cyber-command in 2010 was a good start on that. But fighting this cyberwar I ...

Adopt tough stand against China: Mitt Romney Zee News And this whole issue of allowing cyber-security to go on, we need to use all of our resources," he said. The private sector, working along with the government to standing up the cyber-command in 2010, was a good start on that front, Perry said. ...

US wins Twitter battle against foreign WikiLeaks collaborator ZDNet (blog) He is featured in The History Channel special The President's Book of Secrets, is one of America's foremost cyber-security experts, and is a top expert on saving and creating jobs. He is also director of the US Strategic Perspective Institute as well ...

Post-9/11 vets struggle to find work, but there are rays of hope Annapolis Capital More and more veterans are exiting the military with cybersecurity and information technology training, which are in high demand in corporate America, Brown said. "Business owners have to feel ... they owe these veterans something," Brown said. ...

Always use caution in cyberspace Amarillo.com Estimates are that 85 percent of threats in cyberspace can be eliminated with proper cybersecurity“hygiene.” Good cyber “hygiene” means doing those commonsense things that reduce the chances that we will become a victim. Using antivirus software and ...

Power grid cyber security 'in chaos' – Hartford Business | Blackmere ... By Blackmere Power grid cyber security 'in chaos' – Hartford Business. Published November 13, 2011. You don't know what you've got until it's gone. If nothing else, Tropical Storm Irene and the Halloween snowstorm revealed the importance of keeping the ... Blackmere Consulting

Chemical Facility Security News: Congressional Hearings – Week of ... By PJCoyle The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on Thursday about cyber security. Politically this is an impressive array of witnesses, including Michael Chertoff, but ... Chemical Facility Security News

Utility Cyber Security Seven Key Smart Grid Security Trends to ... However, cyber security solutions remain challenging to implement, especially ... The utility cyber security market will be characterized by a frantic race to gain ... www.pikeresearch.com/.../wp.../UCS-11-Pike-Research.pdf Cybersecurity concerns over USAJobs site a 'red herring,' critics say Daily Caller By Josh Peterson Cybersecurity concerns pushed the Office of Personnel Management to transition the USAJobs website from a private administrator to in-house management, OPM announced in a statement Thursday. Skeptics call the latest announcement a ... Blogging Cybersecurity: Looking Back at the Best, Worst and Most Surprising CSO (blog) by Dan Lohrmann, Lohrmann on GovSpace Blogs have a strange way of defining a person. Looking back, it's been an unexpected five year journey that, when you connect the dots, may point to future cyber events for all of us. Mark Twain once wrote this: ... US Works to Counter Electronic Spy Risks Wall Street Journal That access could also provide an avenue for eavesdropping on phone calls or intercepting emails in combination with other technologies, said James Lewis, a cybersecurity specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington ... Notorious Malware Gives Shoutout To Showtime's 'Dexter' TPM The authors of the Duqu malware are apparently big fans of the Showtime series 'Dexter,' because they've inserted a reference to it in the code of the malware's exploit, Russian cybersecurity firm Kapersky Labs has discovered. ... Breach exposes data at VCU Richmond Times Dispatch Virginia Commonwealth University will hire an outside cybersecurity consultant to examine its information technology system after a computer server containing personal data on 176567 people was hacked last month. The university has "very good forensic ... Pull The Cyber War Trigger, If We Have To AOL Defense Such attitudes are not only counter-productive, they undermine our current cyber security efforts as well as the nation's security as a whole. There is plenty the nation can do to secure its cyber infrastructure and those efforts should be championed ... Gibbons | Current Cybersecurity Issues and Laws Effecting Private Sector ... Linex Legal (press release) (registration) On the heels of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, the second panel discussion at the Fifth Annual Gibbons E-Discovery Conference dealt with pressing issues involvingcybersecurity and their effect on private industries. ... DARPA Brings New Focus to Critical Area for... defpro ... 2011 Nearly 700 experts from the cyber community—half of which were new to the DARPA cyber community—joined Agency and other Defense Department cyber leaders in Arlington, Va. at DARPA's “Colloquium on Future Directions in Cyber Security,” Monday ... COMPETE's Smart Grid Policy Statement Analyzes the Role of Competitive Markets ... TMC Net Recently, Research and Markets announced that TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Smart Grid Cyber Security market to grow at a CAGR of 20.8 percent over the period 2010-2014. The growing number of compliance requirements will contribute to the ... New SEC disclosure guidance about cyber security risks Lexology (registration) In addition to summarizing the new guidance, Mr. Brashear includes a list of questions that are intended to prompt a discussion—in a company's disclosure committee and otherwise—about changes in cyber security risks and to help create a written ... The following is an excerpt from “Bowing to Beijing” (Regnery Publishing, Nov ... Washington Times Moreover, a 2011 Chinese cyber-assault on major Western oil companies, nicknamed “Night Dragon,” was discovered by cybersecurity firm McAffee, Inc., which also found that a “one-state actor” had successfully penetrated scores of industrial companies in ... North American leaders' meeting cancelled after Mexican minister perishes in ... Vancouver Sun Citizen security (addressing transnational organized crime and cyber security) and sowing stronger ties throughout the Americas were also on the agenda. If Harper does score some extended face time with Obama, he will require a deft diplomatic touch to ... 'Google effect' means spies work harder, says ex-GCHQ chief Telegraph.co.uk He said the forthcoming update to the government's cyber security strategy should include lessons on internet security for school children. Carillion project : the Government's Communications Headquarters in Cheltenham. FOREIGN POLICY DOSSIER: Jon Huntsman National Journal While others mock the Obama administration's engagement efforts with China, Huntsman supports calls for a strategic dialogue with Beijing, to include cybersecurity. “As far as you can see into the 21 st century, we are going to have to deal with China. ... Income up 29% at Aecom The Construction Index “During the year, we integrated a number of acquisitions, which strengthened our capabilities in important end markets, including construction, power, energy, mining, and cyber security and intelligence. This enabled us to deliver record new wins of ... Where the jobs will be Toronto Star Occupations waiting to be filled include designers of new technologies — cyber security and data analysis, for example — and especially management jobs that combine business and technology skills, including IT managers and chief information officers. ... Veterans Day and the Heroes at Home Huffington Post (blog) Because she's getting a degree in cyber security, she's excited that Brandon is involved in the club's Lego League, a competition involving problem solving, technology and computing. "Their current project is preventing food borne illnesses," she says. ... Raytheon grant expands job training for wounded veterans Bizjournals.com A record 539 students have completed courses in programs including information technology, cyber security and computer repair over the past year, a news release said. Many program graduates are employed as civilians in information technology jobs ... President Yeigh, Lt. Gov. Duffy Guide Adoption Of Regional Plan Insurance News Net (press release) ... healthcare and medical services; cybersecurity/information technology; semiconductors and nanotechnology; clean technology; manufacturing; and distribution. The plan is the product of a planning process that involved Regional Council members, ... Defense Technology Leader Partners With Cybrix Group To Support Ussocom's ... PR Web (press release) We are a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) consisting of a team of seasoned technology and business professionals who provide network management, cyber security and technology acquisition services to both the government and commercial sectors. ... Estonian Honorary Consulate Opens in Atlanta GlobalAtlanta He added that Estonia and Georgia share strengths in the bio-engineering, cyber-security and defense industries. Mr. Allpere was born in Estonia's capital Tallinn and moved to the US at 9 years old. He worked for Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. for 30 ... CompTIA Applauds Senate's Repeal of 3 Percent Withholding Requirement MarketWatch (press release) ... representing the interests of small and mid-sized IT companies and entrepreneurs. Areas of focus include workforce education and training, tax matters, access to capital, health IT, export promotion, procurement, cybersecurity and smart technologies. 'Twitter Manifesto' Confronts Gang Threats to Mexico Bloggers InSight Crime But when the document asks the government to better garantee "cybersecurity" and "freedom of speech" online, it only highlights the difficulty of enforcing these requests. Each new killing like "Rascatripas" reinforces the fear that Mexico may enter a ... 4 Defense Stocks to Buy for the Dividends Investorplace.com Raytheon (NYSE:RTN): If there are any winners in a leaner defense budget, this company's battle-tested Patriot missile, advanced cybersecurity and immigration control/identity management products will be among them. At $45.47, RTN is trading more than ... IDB partners with CANTO to accelerate Broadband Development in the Region Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release) Some projects identified included developing broadband specific policies and goals, driving greater usage of the technology by small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and the public in general, creating harmonized solutions for cyber security, ... Too much social networking could lead to Big Brother fears, agency says PC Advisor By Jennifer Baker | 11 November 11 Europe's biggest cybersecurity agency, ENISA, has warned that social networking could lead to a feeling of being continuously under surveillance and paranoid behavior. The agency made the comments in a report that ... 1 Raindrop: Notes on Cybersecurity Research Agenda from Dan Geer By Gunnar Peterson A new cybersecurity reseach agenda from Dan Geer in three minutes or less - some snippets We would need a lot less research if we put into practice what we already know. But we don't. 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