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Cybersecurity
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Learn more in today\'s Cybersecurity Update
September 09, 2010 -
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The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems.
September 09, 2010 -
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The National Cybersecurity Protection System is testing software and hardware from the Defense Department and industry to figure out how to expand the Einstein toolset. DHS reports that 13 of 19 major agencies already have installed Einstein 2. The department also is planning to hold an industry day for a classified cyber RFI.
September 09, 2010 -
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Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update
September 08, 2010 -
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Spammers exploit second Facebook bug
September 08, 2010 -
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September 22nd at 11 AM Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is receiving significant attention within the information security community as individuals and organizations realize the importance of managing and protecting sensitive information. The impact of a data breach can be significant, resulting in lost productivity, failed audits, and negative press exposure. This session will review the benefits of identity-aware Data Loss Prevention and how these integrated solutions can help reduce IT risk, automate key security processes and enhance overall compliance posture.
September 07, 2010 -
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Also, is Defense cybersecurity spending asymmetrical?
September 07, 2010 -
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If you don\'t want employees in your agency to use a USB device, you can install an agent on the laptop that\'ll block any communication with a USB device. It is one example of a Data Leak Prevention tool, which can help you define the data you\'re trying to protect from threats within your own network. But that also means you have to know exactly what data it is that you WANT to protect. Khalid Kark of Forrester Research says if you don\'t know, you can\'t define it and the DLP tools can\'t work.
September 02, 2010 -
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New tools can help you protect your network from the threat within. Khalid Kark of Forrester Research says there\'s a set of tools that are considered \"network-centric,\" that will record all the network sessions. That allows cyber sleuths to replay the sessions and find out where any breaches or intrusions are coming from - in house. There are also \"data leak prevention\" tools you can use that\'ll allow you to create your own parameters that\'ll block that information from leaving your network.
September 02, 2010 -
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The cyber threat landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Experts believe that more threats than ever are not coming from other countries, or malicious hackers - but from within the network!The U.S. National Counterintelligence Strategy says that insiders are targeting networks to intercept information, or disrupt operations. Khalid Kark of Forrester Research says agencies have to manage people, the process, and technological controls. Continuous monitoring is the new buzzword.
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DARPA is one agency that recognizes cyber threats are just as likely to come from within the network. The agency has posted a solicitation on Fed Biz Ops looking for what they call novel approaches to insider threat detection. The Defense Advanced Research Agency is looking for a way to increase the accuracy, rate and speed of detection. The Cyber Insider Threat (CINDER) program will stop adversaries from operating within government and military networks before they can get access.
September 02, 2010 -
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In the last 18 months, Melissa Hathaway said, cybersecurity threats have gotten far more stealthy and there is an understanding that it\'s not just an Internet-based threat. It can come from a multi-media device internally or even a wi-fi device.
September 02, 2010
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