Technology

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  Women in cybersecurity workforce lag, despite growing industry

  A new survey from (ISC)² finds women make up just 10 percent of the information security workforce in 2015, down a percent from 2013, despite numbers of people entering the industry grew as a whole.

  Hiring/Retention

  October 02, 2015
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  Cybersecurity profession needs more women

  The latest biennial survey from (ISC)2 and Booz Allen Hamilton, "Women in Security" shows that women constitute only 10 percent of the privatesector InfoSec workforce.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  October 02, 2015
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  Let’s put the ‘chief’ in chief human capital officer

  The Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 established the role of the chief human capital officer (CHCO) in the federal government. After 13 years, it is time to take a look at the CHCO Act and see what it did and did not do.

  Commentary

  October 02, 2015
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  DHS to give agency networks a shot of cyber vitamin C

  Phyllis Schneck, the deputy undersecretary of cybersecurity and communications at the Homeland Security Department, said the EINSTEIN 3A program is part of a growing set of tools that are creating a cybersecurity immune system for federal networks and computers.

  Ask the CIO

  October 02, 2015
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  Scott Maucione: Congress concerned over DoD’s lack of cyber planning

  The Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Defense Department to create a cyber defense policy. Members said they were concerned about a lack of definitive plans in case of a major cyber attack against the United States. All of this happened as the U.S. and China signed an agreement to stop cyber theft. Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione tells In Depth with Francis Rose more about Congress' concerns.

  All News

  October 02, 2015
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  House committee advances bill to create DHS insider threat program

  The House Committee on Homeland Security favorably recommended more than a dozen bills aimed at strengthening national security and improving management and oversight within DHS.

  Congress

  October 02, 2015
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  OPM begins mailing notification letters to victims of data breach

  The Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert said the department began sending notification letters to victims of the cyber breach. The letters include information about the identity theft protection and credit monitoring services.

  Workforce

  October 01, 2015
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  Dr. Dave Massey: DHS puts its money into cracking denial-of-service problem

  The Homeland Security Department awarded $14 million for cybersecurity research. The focus will be on several elements of denial-of-service attacks. Dr. Dan Massey, program manager in the Cyber Security Division at DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, explained the denial of service problem to In Depth with Francis Rose and why DHS is putting money behind fighting it.

  All News

  October 01, 2015