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Israel's military chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz says computer sabotage is a major concern and he warned a sophisticated cyber-attack could one day bring the nation to a standstill. In fact, a month before his address, a major artery in Israel's national road network in the northern city of Haifa was shut down because of a cyber-attack by a Trojan horse. Key operations were knocked out of commission for two days causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
October 28, 2013 -
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A British man has been arrested in England and charged by the United States and Britain with infiltrating U.S. government computer systems, including those run by the military, to steal confidential data and disrupt operations, the Associated Press reports. U.S. prosecutors said the alleged hacker, Lauri Love, infiltrated thousands of computer systems including those of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. space agency NASA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
October 28, 2013 -
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A British national is free on bail in the UK after being charged by prosecutors there and here in the United States with hacking into thousands of government computers. Twenty Eight year old Lauri Love's infiltrations allegedly included systems belonging to the Pentagon, NASA and the EPA. Authorities say the attacks began in October of 2012. He is next due in court in February.
October 28, 2013 -
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The Army still doesn't know whether its new and growing force of soldiers dedicated to cyber missions is large enough for the task. But it's certain it doesn't have the legal authorities it needs to attract and retain the talent it wants.
October 28, 2013 -
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The Federal Marketing Insight is a weekly feature highlighting a topical federal marketing subject. It's meant to be an insightful and a quick read.
October 25, 2013 -
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European leaders demanded the truth at an EU summit meeting in Brussels as reports of possible US spying on allies continue. The British newspaper the Guardian reports the NSA has monitored the communication of 35 world leaders since 2006. German Chancellor Angela Merkel had stern words for the US. She says Germany and other European allies now need to rebuild trust with the US. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy says France and Germany are planning talks by the end of the year with the US to discuss its national intelligence activities.
October 25, 2013 -
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Justice Department chief information officer Luke McCormack is heading back to the Homeland Security Department to serve as CIO. He replaces Richard Spires, who left the position in May. President Barack Obama announced his decision to appoint McCormack last night. McCormack previously served as CIO for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and acting director for Customs and Border Patrol's Infrastructure Services Division. He's also expected to continue his role leading the information security and identity management committee at the federal CIO Council.
October 25, 2013 -
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Earl Crane, senior principal at Promontory Financial Group, was Francis Rose's guest in studio for Industry Chatter.
October 24, 2013 -
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As business practices, information technology and cybersecurity threats become more industry-agnostic, competition across and between industries for cybersecurity professionals will remain fierce, says Earl Crane, former member of the White House National Security Staff. Though professionals will be in short supply for years to come, increased mobility among industries and government will bring a leveling of common cybersecurity skills across the profession.
October 24, 2013 -
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Brigadier General Brian Dravis, director of the Joint Information Environment Technical Synchronization Office, says he was skeptical of the JIE initiative at first but, after four months on the job, he's now very confident the department is getting it right.
October 24, 2013 -
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What is the National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding? How has information sharing matured across the information sharing environment, the ISE? What are the biggest challenges facing the ISE? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager Information Sharing Environment. Kshemendra Paul Program Manager Office of the Information Sharing Environment
October 24, 2013 -
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A glitch in Verizon's customer web portal back in August exposed federal employees' text message histories to the public, Threatpost reports. Verizon's web app is supposed to check that the number entered into the app actually belongs to the customer. Attackers could type any phone number into Verizon's customer portal and download the target account's SMS history, but not the content of the messages. Verizon says it addressed the bug when a non-government customer pointed it out to them.
October 24, 2013 -
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More international leaders are voicing their concern with US intelligence activities. French newspaper La Monde reports the NSA collected more than 70 million French telephone records in a 30 day period. Now, the French government says it wants a discussion on personal data protection at the European Union Summit that begins today. National Intelligence Director James Clapper denies the allegations in a recent statement. He says the U-S has no plans to discuss its national intelligence activities. German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to President Barack Obama yesterday after she received information the NSA may be tapping her cell phone.
October 24, 2013 -
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft of voluntary cybersecurity standards for companies. The core functions: Identify. Protect. Detect. Respond. And Recover. The framework defines a set of best practices and provides a tool to help organizations plot their strategies. The departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, and Treasury are reviewing the draft.
October 23, 2013
