Cybersecurity
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The government\'s IT budget hasn\'t been squeezed this hard since Forrest Gump was on the big screen in 1994. In the next five years, agencies will focus their spending on mission-critical technology. They\'re also finding ways to save money though nontraditional contracts and IT consolidation, a survey by the industry group TechAmerica Foundation found.
October 18, 2011 -
Host Mark Amtower is joined by Ellen Hemmerly, executive director of BWTech at the UMBC Research and Technology Park, and Capitol College President and CEO Mike Wood. October 17, 2011(Encore presentation November 28, 2011)
October 17, 2011 -
General Dynamics IT engineers will help ensure the security of DIA information and defend the agency\'s computer networks. The company still needs to hire an additional 80 employees to support the contract.
October 17, 2011 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has released new guidance for how companies should disclose cyberattacks. The guidance comes after Sen. Jay Rockefeller asked the SEC to issue it, so companies would be compelled to reveal any cyberattacks that lead to losses.
October 14, 2011 -
Karen Evans, the former administrator of OMB\'s Office of E-Government and Information Technology, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris with her take on how the administration plans to balance security with the need to share information.
October 14, 2011 -
The plaintiffs are also asking TRICARE to give free credit monitoring services to all 4.9 million beneficiaries.
October 13, 2011 -
President Obama has codified several initiatives that were developed after classified data became public. The Information Sharing Environment\'s mission has been extended to help coordinate the development of standards to securely share classified information.
October 13, 2011 -
Even with budget cuts at agencies, at least one budget line will continue to grow - cybersecurity, according to a Meritalk/Cisco survey.
October 12, 2011 -
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the Georgia Tech Research Institute are listing three main threats for next year.
October 11, 2011 -
A computer virus is infecting American Predator and Reaper drones, the Associated Press reports.The virus tracks pilots\' keystrokes as they remotely fly missions over Iraq and Afghanistan.
October 11, 2011 -
October 25th, 2011 at 12 PM A distinguished panel of top experts from government and industry, will explore market incentives that may or may not currently exist to stimulate greater corporate investment in cybersecurity protection measures. Such business drivers may include the consideration of relating proactive cybersecurity activity to a favorable valuation of company performance, liability protection measures such as insurance coverage for cyber vulnerabilities, or statutory liability protection. The panelists will explore the likelihood that these or other market incentives may emerge across industry and government to enhance our collective defense against sophisticated cyber threats.
October 10, 2011 -
David McClure, the associate administrator for GSA\'s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, told the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity that cloud security problems are no worse than any other IT risks.
October 10, 2011 -
Patricia Titus is Vice President of CISCO at Unisys.
October 07, 2011 -
During a cybersecurity subcommittee hearing, lawmakers expressed concern about control of agency data, data portability, and whether cloud vendors will be targeted by cybercriminals.
October 07, 2011 -
The National Security Agency will contribute the prize money for Maryland\'s first cyber competition. The agency says it wants to raise interest in cyber education and help ensure its future workforce.
October 06, 2011
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