Cybersecurity
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The company will join the General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Division.
August 29, 2012 -
Sen Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on President Obama to issue an executive order on cybersecurity rather than wait for Congress to act on legislation under consideration.
August 29, 2012 -
The world's largest oil producer said its network has recovered from a malicious computer virus.
August 28, 2012 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants comments on new draft guidelines for securing Basic Input Output System systems. BIOS is the first software activated after turning a computer on and has increasingly become a new target for hackers.
August 27, 2012 -
A proposed rule would make contractors responsible for securing networks that store any type of government information. It defines key terms like information and "information system."
August 27, 2012 -
Marine Lt. Gen Richard Mills told an audience at a conference in Baltimore last that he led cyber attacks in Afghanistan.
August 27, 2012 -
The plan calls for the creation of two new bodies. The Cyber Investment Management Board would oversee cyber acquisition, and a Cyber Capabilities Team would look at technology and policy requirements.
August 27, 2012 -
Maj. Gen. John Davis moves up from the position of director of current operations at the Cyber Command.
August 24, 2012 -
Military's cyber offense and defense strategies are being executed by two separate teams that can't sufficiently share knowledge, per the commander of U.S. Cyber Command
August 24, 2012 -
The fixes plug vulnerabilities in Flash Player. If left untreated, they could cause a system crash or allow attackers to take control of a computer.
August 23, 2012 -
If the claims are true, it means hackers could spy on network traffic, obtain credentials to get on the inside and attack the power plants.
August 22, 2012 -
The research agency DARPA is hosting a daylong event Sept. 27 on its upcoming "Plan X" that focuses on building solid attack strategies and tools.
August 22, 2012 -
The department is trying to figure out the best way to manage the cards of contract employees after they leave the department. Every agency using a managed service provider for secure identity card issuance faces a similar challenge. Commerce also is working on integrating physical and logical access systems.
August 22, 2012 -
Sources say the Defense Department is behind on implementing the new plan and may in fact be exploring other options.
August 21, 2012 -
The Army chief information officer said the military service was well on its way to completely migrating to the cloud-based email by March.
August 21, 2012
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