Cybersecurity
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Officials from the three nations are finding common ground in the need for cybersecurity and trusted identities in cyberspace. The FBI has set up a liaison in China, while the Secret Service has an office in Russia and plans to open one in China to investigate cyber crime.
July 29, 2011 -
The U.S. Cyber Challenge hosts cyber boot camps across the country this summer. Cyber campers get intensive training in penetration testing, reverse engineering and forensics.
July 29, 2011 -
Researchers at iSec Partners have shown how hackers could exploit a security gap in new mobile technology that allows people to remotely start their cars.
July 28, 2011 -
Sean McGurk, director of DHS\' National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, told a House subcommittee the agency is watching out for Stuxnet variants. The original cyber worm is thought to have crippled Iran\'s nuclear program last summer.
July 28, 2011 -
Today on the Federal Drive, details on the General Services Administration\'s switch to cloud computing and how the continued wrangling over the debt ceiling may be hurting efforts to resolve the partial FAA shutdown. Plus, how the International Space Station will meet its end.
July 28, 2011 -
A new survey by IDC Energy Insights finds more needs to be done to set IT security policies in the energy sector.
July 27, 2011 -
The Defense Department has launched a website compiling information and resources on its recently released cybersecurity strategy.
July 26, 2011 -
A new cybersecurity strategy from DoD will crack down on hackers without declaring \"cyber warfare,\" according to Retired Lieutenant General Harry Raduege, a former DoD cyber chief and current chairman of the Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation.
July 26, 2011 -
General Dynamics has closed the deal with a company that secures wireless networks for soldiers. And, cyber defense company CACI is doing a little shopping. Learn more in today\'s Cybersecurity Update.
July 26, 2011 -
Witnesses at a Senate field hearing in Laurel, Md. said the government\'s tight budget is tough on the small businesses that are bidding for cybersecurity contracts. Federal agency representatives, on the other hand, say they\'re reaching out to small businesses.
July 25, 2011 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Monday that the previously discussed \"popular devices\" it will soon allow on its network are iPhones and iPads. Allowing the devices to connect will meet a growing demand by VA employees, but will mean accepting some level of security risk, VA\'s CIO said.
July 25, 2011 -
A recently declassified Government Accountability Office report found that Defense Department cybersecurity efforts are decentralized and spread across various offices. GAO recommends that the Pentagon set a timeframe to streamline its joint cyber operations.
July 25, 2011 -
The results are in for the latest test of international cybersecurity measures. Learn more in today\'s Cybersecurity Update.
July 25, 2011 -
Joshua Franklin is on track to become an ethical hacker for the federal government. In the cyber world, there are black hat hackers (the bad guys) and white hat hackers (the good guys.) Franklin said he wants to help close security vulnerabilities.
July 25, 2011 -
US-CERT chief Randy Vickers resigns. His resignation is effective immediately.
July 22, 2011