Cybersecurity
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Randy Vanderhoof, the executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to talk about a potential cybersecurity vulnerability with the Defense Department\'s Common Access Card.
January 19, 2012 -
The company says the network can virtually connect clients in or outside government with thousands of cyber experts, technologies and solutions.
January 19, 2012 -
Thanks to the National Security Agency, there is now a security enhanced version of Android. This project is designed for agencies with strict access-control policies, such as the Defense Department.
January 18, 2012 -
In the pilot, the government shares classified cyber threat information with selected contractors and their internet service providers.
January 18, 2012 -
When the DISA cloud was hit with e-mail bringing in malware, cyber officials quickly squashed it.
January 18, 2012 -
DoD dollars are coming down, and cyber threats are rising. The Defense Information Systems Agency says the enterprise services it\'s trying to build for the entire military are one answer to both problems.
January 18, 2012 -
Gregory Wilshusen, director of information security issues at GAO, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the various methods of federal cybersecurity guidance. GAO recently recommended that DHS collaborate with industry in developing guidance.
January 17, 2012 -
Gen. Keith Alexander, head of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, says defense networks are not defensible from cyber attacks. His plan for getting back on track includes consolidating the number of networks and data centers and moving toward cloud computing.
January 17, 2012 -
Sameer Bhalotra spent 18 months on that role, but is moving back to California with his family.
January 17, 2012 -
AlienVault Labs said it has found evidence of a trojan that tries to compromise the standard authentication cards, by working its way into the card readers.
January 17, 2012 -
The National Security Agency is developing cyber guidelines for its systems and ultimately any government or contractor network.
January 17, 2012 -
The United States and the United Kingdom top the list of nations that wield the most cyber power, says a new study. Researchers with Booz Allen Hamilton and the Economist Intelligence Unit say the two…
January 16, 2012 -
A new Defense Department report finds solar-power development on military bases and installations in the Western United States could generate as much solar energy as seven nuclear power plants. By working with private industry and renting out unused land on bases to serve as energy testbeds, the department could reap as much as $100 in revenue and reduced energy costs and rent payments. DoD spends $4 billion a year on energy costs.
January 16, 2012 -
The federal CIO said the final document should be available by early April. Steven VanRoekel also wants to give agencies new contracts for devices and services within the next 180 days. Industry will be expected to provide answers to a series of questions about standards, security and privacy.
January 16, 2012 -
John Streufert will become the new director of the National Cybersecurity Division. He comes to DHS after spending more than five years as the State Department\'s chief information security officer. Additionally, Rear Adm. Michael Brown retires today.
January 13, 2012
