Cybersecurity
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The White House on Thursday is expected to unveil its proposal to enhance the nation\'s cybersecurity, laying out plans to require industry to better protect systems that run critical infrastructure like the electrical grid, financial systems and nuclear power plants.
May 12, 2011 -
The latest markup of the 2012 Defense Authorization lays out how DoD can carry out secret operations in cyberspace.
May 11, 2011 -
Lockheed has officially opened a new cyber lab devoted to cyber security research, and will work closely with CMU faculty.
May 11, 2011 -
Clandestine operations in cyberspace included in 2012 Defense Authorization bill.
May 10, 2011 -
In a column for Federal News Radio, Ft. Meade Commander Col. Dan Thomas says, \"By this fall, the official worker population of Fort Meade will have grown to more than 48,000. This is 13,000 more personnel than we had three years ago - you do the math: if BRAC growth is 5,400, who are all these other people?\"
May 10, 2011 -
Findings have been released for the 2011 (ISC)² Global Information Security Workforce Study.
May 10, 2011 -
A computer bug similar to spyware has been developed by the FBI to trace the source of cyber crimes, and it remains on a suspect\'s machine forever.
May 09, 2011 -
The CIA estimates the intelligence haul to be the size of a small college library. Pace University\'s Darren Hayes explains it for us.
May 09, 2011 -
Two prominent lawmakers think the Energy Department should have authority to order action during a cyber attack on the electrical grid.
May 06, 2011 -
A draft US Senate committee bill that would give the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission limited cybersecurity oversight of state-jurisdictional electric distribution lines has been met with concerns.
May 06, 2011 -
Two companies that maintain large amounts of sensitive information about the employees of their business customers, including Social Security numbers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges.
May 05, 2011 -
Estonia is sharing its cyber defense know-how with the FBI.
May 05, 2011 -
The Pentagon will issue new guidance this summer to move the military services away from buying technology in the same way they buy weapons. DoD\'s challenges are similar across the government, according to a new survey of CIOs. TechAmerica finds in their 21st survey of CIOs that technology managers believe acquisition employees need more expertise in buying IT.
May 05, 2011 -
The lapse in security affected 77 million accounts on the PlayStation network.
May 03, 2011 -
The Washington Business Journal reports that SRA has not gotten any counter offers to its planned acquisition by Providence Equity Partners.
May 03, 2011