Cybersecurity
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The Homeland Security Department showed lawmakers and staff how easy it is to create a spear phishing attack against a federal employee using free, open-source tools. The agency also said the Einstein 3 program is under development and will rely on vendors to provide intrusion prevention services. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said he expects the cyber bill to go to the Senate floor for debate no later than July.
June 14, 2012 -
Gen. Keith Alexander, who runs the National Security Agency, endorsed the idea of using a cloud computing facility to share cybersecurity information with the private sector.
June 14, 2012 -
Heidi Avery is deputy assistant to the President for homeland security, on the National Security Staff.
June 13, 2012 -
The deal will help Northrup broaden its client portfolio amid dwindling defense sales and concerns about sequestration.
June 13, 2012 -
The cover up, as they say, is almost always worse than the crime itself. The rule of thumb, from the Watergate era, is follow the money, although people rarely do that. Following the money can be tricky. Also complicated. Especially in the computer age with multi- national players, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
June 13, 2012 -
The new bill from Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) change the Department of Homeland Security's control over cybersecurity standards in the private sector.
June 12, 2012 -
Debora Plunkett, the director of the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate, said there is good news and bad news when it comes to protecting the U.S. from cyber threats on a daily basis. In an exclusive interview for Federal News Radio's Agency of the Month program, Plunkett said getting the nation's networks to a higher level of security is multifold.
June 11, 2012 -
The Defense Department is taking submissions for its 12th annual Cyber Crime Conference. The conference is sponsored by DoD's Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3). Planners expect more than 200 speakers and 20 different track sessions. Participants from agencies, universities and industry are invited to share ways to prevent cyber crime. Submissions for research abstracts are due by July 6th.
June 11, 2012 -
Two competing bills disagree over how much Homeland Security should dictate cyber standards to the private sector.
June 11, 2012 -
OMB highlights successes of 25-point strategy on its 18-month anniversary. Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel said agencies saved $100 million from moving email to the cloud. There now are more than 1,000 qualified program managers in the new job series. The IT reform plan helps institute culture change from CIOs on down. June 7, 2012(Encore presentation July 5, 2012)
June 08, 2012 -
The Homeland Security Department has created a task force to develop future workers. It will consider expanding DHS' involvement in cyber competitions and university programs, enhancing public-private partnerships and working with other agencies.
June 07, 2012 -
The White House has threatened to veto a House bill providing funding for the Homeland Security Department, taking issue with many of the bill's provisions, including a denial of a civilian pay raise. The committee bill also doesn't include any new funding for the agency's data-center consolidation efforts or construction for its new headquarters.
June 06, 2012 -
Google has sent out messages to some of its search engine users warning them they may be victims of a government-sponsored cyber attack.
June 06, 2012 -
Lynn McNulty was the State Department's first director of information systems security. He also served as policy liaison between NIST, agencies and Congress.
June 06, 2012 -
Jeff Ait, director of Public Sector for Good Technology will talk about how his company can help you manage the mobile phones and tablets at your agency. June 5, 2012
June 05, 2012
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