Cybersecurity

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com --- 26 days ago
The federal government Cybersecurity team with primary responsibility for protecting the computer networks of government and private enterprise isn't up to the job, according to a draft Government Accountability Office report obtained by BusinessWeek. ...

Source: blogs.computerworld.com --- 9 days ago
Stephen Spoonamore offers more details on what I was trying to drive home in my recent column: Because individual votes must be anonymous, lack of a paper trail by definition makes any voting system unsafe. read more ...

Source: www.news.com --- 10 days ago
The Senate's DHS authorization bill lays out guidelines for the National Cyber Security Center and calls for its director to report directly to the president. ...

Source: news.cnet.com --- 26 days ago
After ducking questions this year from both Congress and the private sector about its National Cyber Security Initiative, the Department of Homeland Security finally revealed a little more on Monday. Paul Schneider, deputy secretary for DHS, along with other senior federal officials, offered more information at a forum hosted by ... ...

Source: www.pcworld.com --- 38 days ago
VARs are concerned about U.S. Cybersecurity and health-care costs, according to a survey. ...

Source: www.theregister.co.uk --- 10 days ago
Hands to the tiller A bill that would see the White House take more involvement and control in leading US Cybersecurity efforts has been tabled before Congress. The move follows recent criticism of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).… ...

Source: www.pcmag.com --- 23 days ago
U.S. cyber-security efforts are a disjointed, disorganized mess, experts told a House intelligence committee Thursday. ...

Source: news.zdnet.co.uk --- 9 days ago
The report on the May 2007 DoS attacks seeks to establish good security practices within the country and promote international co-operation toward achieving global Cybersecurity ...

Source: searchsecurity.techtarget.com --- 25 days ago
A group of security and policy experts told a House subcommittee Tuesday that Cybersecurity should move from DHS to the White House. ...

Source: www.informationweek.com --- 25 days ago
The Government Accountability Office finds government’s cyber-security efforts lacking. ...

Source: www.rhsmith.umd.edu --- 10 days ago
In the 10 years that Lawrence Gordon, Ernst & Young Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance, has spent pondering the economic issues related to Cybersecurity, the risks have changed significantly. Businesses and government agencies no longer have to worry about teen hackers taking a shot at their organizations for bragging rights. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 41 days ago
Network Computing India Sep 1 2008 8:16AM GMT ...

Source: www.house.gov --- 21 days ago
Congressman Jim Langevin today presided over his eighth hearing on Cybersecurity as Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology. The hearing examined the draft, bipartisan findings of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency. ...

Source: techdailydose.nationaljournal.com --- 25 days ago
From Wednesday's CongressDaily AM edition: Government leadership to safeguard the nation's high-tech networks from threats in the next presidential administration should reside at the White House and not within the Homeland Security Department, the head of a prominent panel studying the topic said Tuesday. James Lewis , who runs the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, said the agency has lacked focus despite recent efforts to right the ship with its coordination of a multibillion-dollar Cybersecurity directive signed by President Bush in January. "Only the White House has the authority" to effectively monitor and manage cyberstrategies across federal agencies, Lewis told the House Homeland Security Emerging Threats Subcommittee. Still, Lewis said after the hearing, "We're better off now than we were a year ago," regarding Homeland Security's handling of Cybersecurity. Read the full story here . ...

Source: linuxtoday.com --- 33 days ago
Datamation: "Perhaps guilty until proven innocent isn’t so bad an idea after all." ...

Source: www.cio.com --- 26 days ago
As part of a comprehensive Cybersecurity push, the U.S. government will focus on improving its network defense capabilities and on revamping acquisition rules to protect against malicious code installed during the manufacturing process of electronic devices. ...

Source: www.cio.com --- 3 days ago
This issue of Trendlines from the 10/15/08 issue of CIO magazine covers Cybersecurity in the U.S., tips for remembering passwords, why IT teams need a culture overhaul, the U.S. border's database and more. ...

Source: www.helpdesk.ilstu.edu --- 3 days ago
Win an iPod Nano or an Xbox 360 by participating in Cybersecurity Month! Come back each week to maximize your chances to win. Read over the Help Desk articles and take the weekly quiz. Security is everyone's resposibility. ...

Source: www2.ku.edu --- 8 days ago
It's October 1st, which means it's Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Never heard of it? Here's the rundown: The National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security works with the National Cyber Security Alliance, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and other groups in support of the National Cyber Security Awareness month campaign. Given the national recognition focused on Cybersecurity issues during the month of October, KU also works to get the word out to faculty, staff, and students regarding information privacy and security issues. read more ...