Cybersecurity
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Pervasive and sustained cyber attacks continue to pose a potentially devastating threat to the systems and operations of the federal government. And federal agencies face many challenges in combating this threat. Greg Wilshusen is the Director of Information Technology at the Government Accountability Office.
October 21, 2010 -
Defense is quietly taking on an expanding role in defending U.S. critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.
October 21, 2010 -
The administration has been shifting its focus toward determining what it wants agencies to accomplish, rather than first defining the lines of authority.
October 21, 2010 -
More than 200 Washington, D.C.-area high school students and teachers learned about the exciting career opportunities in the field of cybersecurity today during the Northrop Grumman Corporation Cybersecurity Education Workshop. Northrop\'s Diane Miller gives us the details.
October 20, 2010 -
The University of Maryland is launching a new cybersecurity initiative that aims to stimulate public-private partnerships and address national vulnerabilities, including those facing industry. The idea is to help \"connect the dots\" in the region\'s burgeoning federal and private cyber sector.
October 20, 2010 -
University of Texas researcher successfully spoofs GPS timing signals which could incapacitate the base stations used by Sprint and Verizon.
October 19, 2010 -
Ridge Global, an international provider of security and risk management services, has announced the appointment of Amit Yoran, CEO of Netwitness Corporation, to the company\'s board of advisors.
October 19, 2010 -
According to Michael Chertoff, former US secretary of homeland security, setting cyber rules will help to deter attackers.
October 18, 2010 -
Stonesoft Corporation announced it has discovered a new network security threat category. These are so-called Advanced Evasion Techniques (AET), which can bypass current network security devices without leaving a trace.
October 18, 2010 -
McAfee plans to provide better protection, not only at the PC and server software level, but in the network appliance, embedded system and cloud-computing areas
October 15, 2010 -
Air Force Doctrine Document 3-12, Cyberspace Operations is now available.
October 15, 2010 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to solve the mystery of how the Pentagon\'s health information system mistakenly accessed a confidential treatment form in the VA\'s health record system. The mistake kept one veteran from returning to combat.
October 15, 2010 -
The Federal Trade Commission is raising some red flags about the new Federal Communications Commission\'s certification program.
October 14, 2010 -
Imagine not having to worry about computer viruses when you surf the Internet. It\'s one of the things the Air Force\'s Lightweight Portable Security team is working on. We learn more about it, and how to get it for free, from team leader Rich Kutter.
October 14, 2010 -
Computer experts at the secretive National Security Agency are teaming up with the Homeland Security Department in an effort to strengthen the nation\'s defenses against cyber attacks.
October 14, 2010
