Cybersecurity
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The administration now will release a digital services strategy in April instead of just one for mobile computing. The document will bring together two efforts, mobile and .gov reform. Agencies are trying to avoid mistakes made when they entered the PC-era by ensuring a mission need for these devices.
March 16, 2012 -
Agency CIO Robert Osborn is improving the network and cybersecurity. He said the cloud of clouds approach gives the National Nuclear Security Administration the security and flexibility they need to meet their mission. March 15, 2012
March 15, 2012 -
One of the newest threats involves a phishing attack. A phony email that appears to be from IRS tells recipients that they will be fined up to $10,000 for failing to file their tax return on time.
March 15, 2012 -
Lawmakers weigh public\'s right to know against the need to protect cyber secrets. Sen. Patrick Leahy\'s (D-Vt.) provision in 2012 Defense authorization bill tightens the definition of \"exemptions,\" but he questions the need for further rules to give agencies power to withhold information.
March 15, 2012 -
The top lawyer for U.S. Cyber Command, Air Force Col. Gary Brown, calls the Stuxnet attack the model of a responsibly conducted cyber attack. Catherine Lotrionte, the executive director of George Washington University\'s Institute for Law, Science and Global Security joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss Stuxnet.
March 14, 2012 -
Hord Tipton, the executive director of ISC2 and the former chief information officer at the Interior Department, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the \"red flags\" managers should look for in the hiring process.
March 14, 2012 -
Chinese cyber-spies are being accused of setting up fake Facebook accounts to steal military secrets from the West.
March 14, 2012 -
In a new report to Congress, the administration said continuous monitoring is taking hold, but HSPD-12 still is floundering. OMB also reported agencies spent $13.3 billion on cybersecurity last year and that government employees make up 60 percent of the cyber workforce.
March 13, 2012 -
The Senate is looking for balance between protecting networks and creating open government.
March 13, 2012 -
In retaliation for the arrests of several of its members, the hacker group Anonymous has taken down several websites.
March 12, 2012 -
Paul Rosenzweig, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and the former the deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Homeland Security Department, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss competing cybersecurity legislation in both the House and Senate.
March 09, 2012 -
A new federally-sponsored report warned that a risk of catastrophic failure of critical infrastructure existed in the U.S. because of the government\'s heavy reliance on Chinese technology firms.
March 09, 2012 -
Adm. Robert Day, the service\'s CIO, said he wants to consolidate data centers, recompete their HR system and better utilize smartphone and tablet devices. The Coast Guard also will begin deploying long-awaited C4 capabilities in 2012. March 8, 2012
March 08, 2012 -
Marianne Swanson, a senior adviser for information security at NIST, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss NIST\'s final framework for Smart Grid security.
March 08, 2012 -
Testifying before a House subcommittee, FBI Director Robert Mueller said terrorists have not used the Internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, but the bureau does not underestimate an enemy\'s desire to do so.
March 08, 2012
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