The militarization of cyberspace and cybersecurity is making some folks a little queasy.
The Sec Tech \'10 conference will cover everything from cyberthreats to workplace violence. Duke Rollins from host ADT joins us with details.
A hacker group that calls itself Goatse Security said it got the site to cough up more than 114,000 e-mail addresses by guessing which codes would be valid.
Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
How can the federal government attract the best and the brightest workers to develop the strongest cyber workforce on the planet? Hint: it\'s not just about hiring those with computer skills. We get details about a recent report from Booz Allen Hamilton and the Partnership for Public Service.
Grid Reliability clears the House, Botnet taken down by owner
Senate leaders pledge to pass a comprehensive cybersecurity bill this year. Sen. Lieberman promises a hearing and markup of the legislation before the end of June. Industry experts are concerned over the role DHS will play in regulating critical infrastructure.
Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
Sens. Lieberman, Collins and Carper\'s legislation creates two new offices to oversee federal cybersecurity in DHS and the White House. It also forms a new Federal Information Security Taskforce made up of agency chief information security officers. Bill does not include \"kill switch\" provision for private sector networks.
Bill would put DHS in charge of all civilian networks
Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
After Google hack, warnings pop up in SEC filings
The challenge of securing the nation\'s IT infrastructure has often been likened to building an airplane as it flies through the air -- or even herding cats.
This week, Federal Security Spotlight talks with John Streufert of the State Department. June 10, 2010