Cybersecurity
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Howard Schmidt, on his blog, lists the areas for improvement within federal cybersecurity.
March 26, 2012 -
FBI allowed the servers to run for 120 days to give owners of infected computers time to clean out the DNSchanger malware. But the bureau dropped the ball on getting the word out.
March 26, 2012 -
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform posted the bill on its Madison website to let people view the bill before it is formally introduced.
March 26, 2012 -
The hacker group LulzSec is promising more activity, despite the arrests of six active members earlier this month. In a message posted to YouTube, the group said it would start to take hacking action against governments, corporations and agencies beginning April 1.
March 23, 2012 -
Staying ahead of evolving cyber threats means developing technology and people, according to several defense officials testifying to the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities.
March 23, 2012 -
The methods may not have changed much, but the motivations of cyber attackers morphed in 2011. Worldwide political upheaval, from the so-called Arab Spring to the Occupy movement, had a cyber threat angle.
March 23, 2012 -
A new Internet Botnet Group will bring together federal and industry experts to try to stem the tide against botnet attacks. Experts estimate one in 10 computers are controlled by bad actors using malicious software to attack organizations. FCC working groups released three reports with recommendations for improve cybersecurity.
March 23, 2012 -
The military\'s chief information officer, Teri Takai, said after the Army completes its migration to DISA\'s email-as-a-service, the Air Force will be next. She said the Navy also is in discussions to move to the cloud. DoD soon will release a new cloud computing strategy and standards guide for industry. March 22, 2012(Encore presentation April 19, 2012)
March 22, 2012 -
High school students are gathering in the nation\'s capital this week to plug holes in computer security — and to win prizes. They\'re part of the Cyber Patriot competition.
March 22, 2012 -
Officials at the National Nuclear Security Administration say America\'s nuclear weapons arsenal is \"under constant attack.\"
March 21, 2012 -
The Internal Revenue Service\'s systems leave taxpayer data at risk according to government auditors.
March 21, 2012 -
The goal is to give people a platform for developing programs soldiers can use on-the-go.
March 21, 2012 -
Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, told lawmakers DoD would complete an updated version of rules of engagement for cyberspace in the next month or two. Some congressmen believe the Pentagon needs broader authorities to protect the nation from cyber attacks.
March 21, 2012 -
Costs from data breaches are down, according to a new study by Symantec and the Ponemon Institute. In 2011, the average cost of a data breach was $5.5 million dollars — a decrease of 24 percent from the previous year. Similarly, the cost per compromised record was $194 dollars per compromised record, CIO.com reports on the study\'s results.
March 20, 2012 -
Gen. Bill Lord said the community transformation plan focuses on \"delivering warfighting effects while protecting an interconnected and interoperable domain.\"
March 20, 2012
