Cybersecurity
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Cyber Storm 3 will be unleashed next week on dozens of businesses and government agencies in several countries. The idea is to find out how well these organizations can withstand a national cyber incident.
September 22, 2010 -
Roger Baker, chief information officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, how to balance cybersecurity and transparency.
September 22, 2010 -
A cybersecurity measure still in draft form would give President Obama additional powers. The proposed legislation would permit the President to declare an emergency if there\'s a threat to the nation\'s electrical grid.
September 22, 2010 -
With cyberattacks saturating the Internet, a dramatic shift is underway in the $7 billion-a-year anti-virus industry - and it\'s all good news for consumers.
September 22, 2010 -
CACI International and the U.S. Naval Institute released a report national security and assessing cyber threats specifically on global supply chains.
September 21, 2010 -
Google is adding another layer to its security outfit. The additional step will make it harder for computer hackers and other impostors to get into e-mail accounts or other services that are protected by passwords.
September 21, 2010 -
Senator Tom Carper of Delaware says the results from a new Government Accountability Office study are evidence that lawmakers should enact tougher rules to ensure the security of federal data -- like his bill -- Data Security and Breach Notification Act.
September 20, 2010 -
Cyber criminals have stolen the identity of some high ranking officials around the world, including the head of Interpol.
September 20, 2010 -
One cyber bill before Congress would create a cyber committee much like the Y2K Conversion committee to help deal with cybersecurity issues. John Koskinen, former chairman of the Council on Year 2000 Conversion, tells us how his committee was set up and why it was successful.
September 20, 2010 -
There\'s a new type of naval warrior. Commander of Navy Cyber Forces, Rear Admiral Tom Meek explains.
September 20, 2010 -
The putatively invading viruses have imaginative names: black in the white house, Olympic Torch, midget census workers kidnapped, etc.
September 20, 2010 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is facing a new challenge when it comes to cybersecurity: letting doctors access patient data outside the workplace. VA CIO Baker said a major policy change may be needed to ensure the agency is meeting the needs of its veterans and the doctors and nurses who serve them.
September 20, 2010 -
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) tells the DorobekINSIDER he has some concerns about the Pentagon\'s procurement changes.
September 17, 2010 -
A new investigation finds a managed services provider that specializes in offering a fee-based service sheds new light in to the growing commercialization of this criminal space.
September 17, 2010 -
Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Shawn Henry as the executive assistant director (EAD) of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch (CCRSB). Mr. Henry will succeed Assistant Deputy Director T.J. Harrington. Mr. Henry most recently served as assistant director in charge of the FBI\'s Washington Field Office.
September 17, 2010