Scuttle cybersecurity bachelor's degree programs

Let's scuttle cybersecurity bachelor's degree programs
Computerworld
Let's look at those cybersecurity degree programs first. In no other computing discipline do you have a specialized degree program. You do not earn a bachelor's degree specifically in software engineering, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, ...
Sloan-C Names NYU-Poly's Cyber Security Virtual Master's Program as the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) tomorrow will recognize the cyber security virtual master's degree of Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) as the nation's "Outstanding Online Program. ...
New Cyber Security Warnings
KEYT
Meanwhile, a local cyber security expert at UCSB says the situation may not be that dire, but agrees there are major holes in how we protect information online. One solution, make security a priority from the beginning, not after a new program or piece ...
Interagency group looks to common cyber security language, skills
Government Security News
An interagency cyber security group has drafted and published a document aimed at defining common terms, requirements and skill sets for those charged with guarding against cyber attack. The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) ...
DARPA, NSA, DoD launch cyber security effort: Operation Schmooze Hackers
ITworld.com
Will the $208 million it is asking that Congress give it for cybersecurity research next year do any good? Probably. You can't wave that much cheese around – while promising it will continue to grow – without getting a few rodents sniffing after it. ...
Tenn. State Univ. gets grants for cybersecurity
WRCB-TV
(AP) - Tennessee State University has been awarded $1.3 million to support cybersecurity research and education. The Nashville school received four grants from the Department of Homeland Security and National Science Foundation. ...
Singapore's first CyberWatch Competency Centre unveiled
ZDNet Asia
Announced today at the second annual Cyber Security Asia conference, e-Cop said the center will provide students and educators from the polytechnic with the opportunity to work with the security vendor on real-world cybersecurity projects, ...
Utilities Make Progress On Smart Grid Cybersecurity, But Challenges Remain
Renew Grid
"Utility cybersecurity is in a state of near chaos," says Bob Lockhart, senior analyst at Pike Research. "After years of vendors selling point solutions, utilities investing in compliance minimums rather than full security, and attackers having nearly ...
US Admits Its Cyber Security Sucks and Hopes White Hat Hackers Will Ride to ...
CIO (blog)
That came at yesterday's “Colloquium on Future Directions in Cyber Security.” The event brought together about 700 experts from the white hat hacker community, academia, labs, non-profits and for-profits whom the agency hopes will work with it and the ...
Chancellor Birgeneau visits South Korea on Asia trip
UC Berkeley
By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | November 8, 2011 Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and campus faculty experts are on a swing through Asia this week for educational forums on cybersecurity and biotechnology. On the first leg of the trip, Birgeneau today ...
Imperva 5 Mln-Share IPO Prices At $18, Above Price Talk
Wall Street Journal
Cybersecurity company Imperva Inc.'s initial public offering of at least 5 million shares Tuesday priced at $18 apiece, above its expected range of $14 to $16. The flotation comes after a glut of high-profile Internet sector debuts, including the IPOs ...
New behavioral norms needed in online era
ZDNet Asia
This was the view raised by delegates at the Cyber Security Asia conference held here Wednesday, who also noted the ambiguity of defining cyberattacks as acts of war. Michael Wilks, Microsoft's Asia-Pacific regional director of public safety and ...
Cyber weaknesses should deter US from waging war
Computer Business Review
America's computer systems vulnerability to attacks should deter the US leaders from waging wars with other countries, said a top former US cybersecurity official on Monday. Richard Clarke, who was a top adviser to three presidents, along with a number ...
Apple banishes expert who exposed software flaw
Firstpost
Boston: Apple Inc expelled a highly regarded cybersecurity expert from one of its developers' programs, stripping him of rights to build software for iPads and iPhones after he publicly demonstrated a flaw in its iOS operating system. ...
Educating Non-IT Executives on Security
GovInfoSecurity.com
Mike Brown and Amry Junaideen, senior manager and federal cybersecurity leader, respectively, at the business consultancy Deloitte and Touche's federal technology practice, explain that all-in-all cybersecurity is so intertwined throughout all parts of...
How Boards Can Prepare for New SEC Cybertheft Disclosure Requirements
Boardmember.com
John Reed Stark, former chief of the SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement and now managing director and head of the Washington, DC office of Stroz Friedberg, a global digital risk management consulting firm that specializes in handling cybersecurity ...
4 Simple Ways to Safeguard Your Computer
ThomasNet Industrial News Room
This October marked the eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, which promotes awareness of a multitude of security issues and online safety. The initiative highlighted solutions ...
The Growing Concern Involving APTs
IT Business Edge (blog)
By date: What cyber security concern is looming large in the minds of security personnel these days? According to a new report from The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), 93 percent of security professionals in large corporations are concerned that ...
Summary Judgments for Nov. 9
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
The Government Accountability Office was asked in 2009 to assess whether the J. Edgar Hoover building is suiting the FBI's needs in light of the vastly expanded counterterrorism, cybersecurity and other duties given the bureau in the decade since 9/11. ...
Network News: Juniper, Brocade, Ciena
Data Center Knowledge
To address the need for a network-centric approach to battlefield operations and cybersecurity, the purpose-built rugged routers will have advanced security capabilities on top of the Junos operating system. The new RTR8GE will be a security-focused ...
Expediency Council showcases bestsellers at Applied Books' Fair
Iran Book News Agency
The book is an account on cyber security and its main features. It discusses that cyber security is the chief target of terrorists against national security of countries. General Policies of Article 44 of the Constitution and new Investment ...
STG Names Rick Parkington CTO
MarketWatch (press release)
Mr. Parkington has spoken at national and international conferences on a range of technical topics, including cloud computing, cyber security, data management, managed services, and mission-focused social media. Prior to industry, he served a ...
24th Air Force finds its place in cyberspace
Defense Systems
Suzanne “Zan” Vautrinot, has worked hard to carve its own niche in the government's cybersecurity framework and to fulfill its mission of defending the Air Force portion of the Defense Department's IT network operations. Col. David Hathaway, the 24th ...
Defense Contractors Are Going To Go For The Civilian Market
Forbes
For instance, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin are both focusing business development in their information services units on healthcare support and cyber-security, markets that are strongly influenced by federal policies but where there is ...
Combative Eric Holder Still Evading Responsibilty for Operation Fast and Furious
Town Hall
Reporting from Capitol Hill--Attorney General Eric Holder gave testimony today about topics ranging from terrorism, cyber security, CIA interrogation investigations, GITMO, gay/lesbian bullying and even his baby boomer status, but Holder's remarks ...
Security and the committee culture
BusinessCloud9
The release makes the observation that `the cyber security industry is in freefall', and that `operating securely in the cyber environment is among the most urgent issues facing business and Government leaders today'. It adds that `the criminals are ...
The High Costs of Cyber Crime
ThomasNet Industrial News Room
Known as Duqu, the new malware relies on much of Stuxnet's original source code, is designed to attack industrial networks and may pose an even greater threat to cyber security. "Duqu is essentially the precursor to a future Stuxnet-like attack. ...
TU gets $14 million gift
Tulsa World
The gift will let the school create four endowments: the AR and Marylouise Tandy Chair in computer science; the Tandy Endowed Chair in cybersecurity and information assurance; the Tandy Endowed Chair in bioinformatics and computational biology; ...
DOD, Industry Address 'Intense Challenge' of Cyber Security ...
Senior Defense Department officials and members of the information technology industry met here today to discuss how to better protect military and commercial.
DefenceTalk News and Videos
DHS Napolitano's riddles at cyber-security event exposed ...
By Blackmere
November 08, 2011 The United States Department of Homeland Security still hasn't come to terms with the seriousness of the Nation's cyber-security vulnerabilities. Secretary Napolitano acknowledged last month that hackers have “come ...
Blackmere Consulting
Summer research in cybersecurity and trustworthy systems ...
By Tim Finin
The Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST) will sponsor 20 undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and cultures, to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience located at TRUST partner ...
Computer Science and Electrical...
DARPA to increase cyber security research by 50 percent ...
By AlexOlesker
DARPA to increase cyber security research by 50 percent. Over the next five years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is set to increase its budget for cyber security research by 50 percent, said the agency's director. In a Nov. ...
FedCyber.com
HR 2096 Reported in the House – Cybersecurity
By PJCoyle
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee report on HR 2096, the CybersecurityEnhancement Act of 2011, was published by the GPO late last week. The actual markup was conducted back in July, but the bill was not formally ...
Chemical Facility Security News
Prof. Craig Wills to Give Talk on Online Browsing and Cyber Security ...
By mluttrell
Craig Wills to Give Talk on Online Browsing and Cyber Security. November 09, 2011. Prof. Craig E. Wills to speak on cyber security at Boston-area alumni event. Imagine you're browsing the Internet , when suddenly the site you're visiting ...
WPI Connection
Are your passwords secure? Free service rates your online security ...
By admin
By visiting safeoutcome.com and completing the CyberSecurity questionnaire, in addition to the report that identifies specific vulnerabilities and how to address them, users receive a complete cyber security preparedness score. When followed ...
TechJournal South
Pentagon to bolster cyber capabilities | War & Peace in the Middle ...
By admin
DARPA has proposed boosting funding in cyber research in the proposed 2012 budget from $120 million to $208 million and the Defense Department leadership has called for $500 million in funding for cyber security over the next five years, ...
War & Peace in the Middle East
Cyber weaknesses should deter US from waging war - seattlepi.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's critical computer networks are so vulnerable to attack that it should deter U.S. leaders from going to war with other nations, a former top U.S. cybersecurity official said Monday. Richard Clarke, a top adviser to ...
Business Heds Index
Hot Stocks for 2012: Defending America from the Code Wars
By Steve Christ
Editor Steve Christ takes a look at the changing nature of war and offers three cybersecuritycompanies that have won big government contracts. How to Play the Cyber Security Bull Market Editor Steve Christ takes a look at our growing ...
Wealth Daily
Unresolved questions dog international cybersecurity policies ...
Cyberspace presents international security threats, many that can only be adequately met through international cooperation. But experts say countries...
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