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Panel advocates need for cloud computing data security standard
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Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge winners announced, Northrop takes home the Hoyt Vandenberg Award
President Barack Obama and several of the administration\'s top cybersecurity officials met with key members of the private sector at the White House Wednesday to review progress in national cybersecurity activity in the past year. Alan Paller brings us up to speed.
Malware not being looked for on mobile devices; Zeus v3 targets Spain, Germany, UK, and USA banks,
Maryland recently denied Baltimore Gas and Electric Company authorization to deploy smart meters, arguing the potential financial and technological risks to consumers outweighed the benefits. Is this the beginning of the end for the Smart Grid? We ask Lisa Margonelli, director, Energy Policy Initiative at the New America Foundation.
Cybersecurity Update – Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris (6-10 a.m.) and The DorobekInsider with Chris Dorobek…
From “Making Performance Reporting Useful” by Molly Mulrain at ExecutiveGov.com: “Leaders of the U.S. Cyber Command were sharing ideas and concerns regarding the agency’s mission and objectives during a recent cybersecurity symposium in Washington, D.C.…
Microsoft to release patch that will strengthen data security
DHS gets official oversight over all civilian agency computer networks.
The General Services Administration is reiterating its promise to boost cybersecurity and privacy of cloud computing. As part of the so-called FEDRAMP program, beginning this fall an interagency group will inspect vendors\' cloud computing facilities to make sure they meet federal security standards. If the group certifies a cloud facility, agencies would be able to sign up for service without having to further inspect the facility.
U.S. officials have largely ruled out North Korea as the origin of a computer attack last July that took down U.S. and South Korean government websites. But, authorities aren\'t much closer than they were a year ago to knowing exactly who did it, or why. Early analysis of the fast-moving \"denial of service\" attacks pointed to North Korea since code used included Korean language. Experts say agencies are better prepared today, but that many government and business sites remain vulnerable to similar attacks.
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