Cyber Security Trends for 2012

Tech trends and storylines to watch in 2012
Washington Post
'Hacktivism' and other cybersecurity threats will get more sophisticated. Both McAfee and Cisco say in their annual forecasts that they expect “hacktivism” to be a prominent cybersecurity issue in 2012. Groups like Anonymous, they say, will continue to ...

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Raytheon enhances cybersecurity business
UPI.com
30 (UPI) -- Raytheon is enhancing its cybersecurity business for the US military and intelligence community with the acquisition of Henggeler Computer Consultants Inc. Raytheon's purchase of Henggeler is completed, Raytheon said, but terms of the ...

Mobile Phone Users Remain Lax About Cyber-Security, Says McAfee
eWeek
About 70 percent of smartphone owners said they considered their devices to be safe from cyber-crime, according to a report from the National Cyber-Security Alliance and McAfee released Dec. 27. Even though the report was primarily consumer-oriented, ...

Cyber Security Jobs & Training Are On The Rise Bucking Unemployment Trend
Z6Mag
The graphic we're sharing from Indeed.com shows that the Cyber Security job outlook is incredibly bright and for now is only going straight up. When looking at other job trends most don't have such a growth curve as cybersecurity type jobs. ...

Authorities concerned by cyber-security of cars
Torque News
By Don Bain on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 21:17 Federal authorities are growing increasingly alarmed that our automobiles, being ever more computer, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and satellite connected, could possibly be hacked en masse by enemies of America with bad ...

Torque News

DHS Introduces Blueprint for Cybersecurity
IT Business Edge (blog)
It will be quite an undertaking in an area where people are still trying to figure out how to definecybersecurity jobs, as my colleague Susan Hall pointed out earlier this month, writing: The federal government's difficulty in defining cyber security ...

Breakingviews: Confidence key for tech trends in 2012
Reuters Video
Dec. 29 - The importance of confidence in cloud computing and cybersecurity are two of the hottest trends in tech.

Dell, Cisco, IBM Among Top Buyers of Security Companies in 2011
eWeek
Global cyber-security spending in 2011 reached $60 billion and is expected to grow 10 percent every year for the next three to five years, according to the "Cyber-SecurityM&A" report released by PwC recently. Below, eWEEK has put together a baker's ...

eWeek

Small business defense against cybercrime
Reuters Blogs (blog)
A recent survey by Symantec and the National Cyber Security Alliance shows 85 percent of small business owners believe their company is safe from hackers, viruses, malware or a cyber-security breach. Sixty-nine percent rely on Internet security for ...

Reuters Blogs (blog)

Shaping California's Smart Grid
energybiz
THE NATION'S POWER SECTOR is facing unprecedented changes, ranging from high levels of intermittent loading from renewable portfolio standards to complex cyber-security threats. New technology options, such as bulk electricity storage and plug-in ...

Cyber criminals eye year-end online shoppers
afaqs (press release)
Cyber security experts are advising shoppers to be extra vigilant. Security solutions firm Trend Micro discovered a phishing scam that targets those purchasing an iPhone 4S through eBay. This involved domains that displayed replicated eBay posts for ...

Langevin alarmed after cyber attacks on US Chamber, Stratfor
WPRI-TV 12 (blog)
”When you have a major firm specializing in cybersecurity getting hacked this way, it gives you an idea of how difficult this problem is and how much ground still needs to be covered to better secure our cyber networks,” he said Wednesday in a ...

ESET director says everyone has a role in cybersecurity
San Diego Source (subscription)
By JENNIFER McENTEE, Special to The Daily Transcript Liz Fraumann is director of cybersecurityawareness and education at ESET LLC, a software security provider based both in San Diego and Bratislava, Slovakia. As part of her duties, she leads ESET's ...

Raytheon Acquires Cybersecurity and Software Engineering Firm Henggeler ...
NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
ES/ – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired privately held Henggeler Computer Consultants, Inc., further extending Raytheon's capabilities to serve the cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and systems engineering needs of customers in the ...

Technology developments to track
Trinidad Guardian
On the business side, faster Internet access, cybersecurity, affordable computing, the shift from Web to mobile and the availability of relevant information technology (IT) skills have been top concerns. These developments are transforming the role and ...

Trinidad Guardian

Network and Database Security will Dominate in 2012 (AKAM, VRNI, SYMC)
SmallCap Network
... to Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), trading today at $15.69, to VIROGEN INC (PINK:VRNI) trading today at $0.10; I believe whatever price range a new buyer finds 'attractive' as an “Entry Level” threshold into the cyber security industry, ...

People to Watch: ANDRE DURAND
Denver Business Journal
Why he's important: Ping Identity's growth, its aim to go public by the end of 2014 and its place at the intersection of cloud and mobile computing, social networking and corporate cyber securitymake it a bellwether of Denver-area tech employment and ...

5 IT Security Lessons for the New Year
GovInfoSecurity.com
In Scared Straight, New York State Cybersecurity Director Tom Smith said: "There's a clear understanding that they want to address those risks before they're the ones who have the breach that is discussed in the news." Even in tough economic times, ...

Google, Amazon And Others May Go Dark Over SOPA
TechWeekEurope UK
This followed a report from Republican congressman Dan Lungren, who heads the Homeland Security subcommittee on cybersecurity, said SOPA would undercut national security. His concerns were supported by the US Department of Energy declaring that the ...

TechWeekEurope UK

Got a newer model wireless router? Read CERT warning
Examiner.com
... and released firmware with mitigations in place." Craig Heffner and his team have reportedly released a tool, “Reaver” at Google Code. The latest US Department of Homeland Cyber-SecurityDivision warning could affect millions of wireless routers.

IT Security 2012: Top Predictions, Threats
Channel Insider
--Cyber Security and Information Assurance Division of Kroll Inc. "CIOs will be more buttoned up about specific ROI/Cost models as it relates to security, and will move away from knee-jerk 'we have no other choice but to do it this way, ...

Channel Insider

Interview: Alexander Chachava, President, Leta Group (The Holding Company of ...
CRN.in
We plan to work closely with Nasscom and DSCI, and conduct special programs on cyber securityfor children, government officers and law enforcement agencies. We recently tied up with several R&D organizations in India which specialize in IT security, ...

Finding Optimism in a Longer View of Equities
New York Times
Risks in the Cloud Cloud computing and cybersecurity are hot and fast-growing markets. But faith in the cloud took a knock with service disruptions at Amazon and elsewhere in 2011. And the hacking of prominent targets like Sony underlines the need for ...

"Who would have guessed it?" Lieberman exulted. "Joe Lieberman, the weekend ...
The Connecticut Mirror
With debt reform seemingly off the table, Lieberman, the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said his major goal for his final year is passage of the far-ranging cybersecurity bill he has been working on for two years with Sen. ...

Hackers set to dump intel-analysis firm's emails
Washington Times
... and promise the release of N through Z. “The repercussions from the Stratfor emails could be as far reaching as the WikiLeaks release of 250000 State Department cables,” said cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon, who blogs at ThreatChaos.com....

Washington Times

Raytheon Purchases Md. Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture ...
By Tim Watson
(NYSE: RTN) has acquired Columbia, Md.-based cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and systems engineering firm Henggeler Computer Consultants for an undisclosed amount. Raytheon's announcement said the company does not expect ...
GovCon Wire

Advances in Cloud Computing, Cyber Security Go Hand-in-Hand ...
By jacob
Advances in Cloud Computing, Cyber Security Go Hand-in-Hand. By jacob On December 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized. Cloud computing and cybersecurity are both hot, fast-growing markets. But faith in the cloud took a ...
SecureWorld Post

U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security ...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division and Idaho National Laboratory Win National Cybersecurity Innovation Award ...
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Confidence in cloud, cybersecurity key to growth | Considered View ...
They're both hot $60 bln markets. But faith in cloud computing took a blow in 2011 with outages at Amazon and elsewhere. And the hacking of targets from Sony ...
www.breakingviews.com/confidence-in.../1621157.article

Security Will Top IT Concerns for 2012 | IT Security Issues ...
The increase in cybersecurity attacks and data breaches will lead to the introduction of a formal information-sharing database. Risk is Security's New ...
www.ittechnewsdaily.com/223-security-concerns.html

NATO solicits bids to expand cybersecurity abilities ...
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are among the defense contractors lining up for a shot at the $42 million contract.
www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=241&sid=2675403

House Bill Would Increase DHS Cybersecurity Responsibility
Dan Lungren (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, and seven other House members, ...
www.hstoday.us/.../6408fe6180dcf916848e3e075997b079.ht...

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