Cybersecurity
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The Homeland Security Department announced Mark Weatherford has been appointed deputy under secretary for cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
October 20, 2011 -
James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says the strategies of the chambers differ but the policies are actually similar.
October 19, 2011 -
Davin Knolton, the assistant chief of staff at the Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., who created a system that searches for, finds and remediates classified information on unclassified systems, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss his idea.
October 19, 2011 -
CIOs and other federal IT experts say cloud computing security isn\'t much different than other protecting other technology systems. The chief technology officer for the CIA, Gus Hunt, said the cloud\'s elasticity makes it harder for hackers to attack.
October 19, 2011 -
A major goal of this new task force is to break up the comprehensive cyber bill into four separate components each of which could be addressed by an individual bill.
October 18, 2011 -
The training would show how to handle personal information, government records and show restrictions on how the data is stored.
October 18, 2011 -
The partnership will establish L-3\'s Cybersecurity Solutions Center, and both L-3 and Virginia Tech will offer customized cyber solutions to secure critical networks against exploitation and attack.
October 18, 2011 -
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
