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San Diego community plan makes Web more secure

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Federal News Network Staff

August 17, 2010 2:24 pm

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Cybersecurity Update – Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris (6-10 a.m.) and the DorobekINSIDER with Chris Dorobek (3-7 p.m.). Securing Our eCity San Diego was developed by ESET in San Diego. Liz Fraumann, their director of Cybersecurity Awareness and Education, explains the plan and says it’s all about collaboration.

Is the government on the brink of a cyberwar with WikiLeaks? The website is still moving ahead with plans to publish the remaining 15,000 records from the Afghan war logs despite demands from the Pentagon to return the documents. Wired reports that this refusal by WikiLeaks is causing many in Washington to ask if the government should declare a cyberwar against the website. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he could make the files public at any time. But the Pentagon isn’t backing down either. A spokesperson hinted the Pentagon actually has some recourse against the site, saying “If doing the right thing isn’t good enough for them, we will figure out what alternatives we have to compel them to do the right thing.”

Check out all of Federal News Radio’s coverage of cybersecurity issues here.