UK Plans to Centralize Cybersecurity

Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the UK announced the creation of a new national cybersecurity center  by the end of this month.

Cybersecurity currently falls under multiple agencies, including the Serious Organized Crime Agency and the Metropolitan Police e-crime unit.

The initiative is part of a u-turn in the UK government’s national strategy and an attempt to centralize cybersecurity, as described by the Guardian.

The initiative is very similar to…

The Future of Computers: Less is More

Tom Watson, the founder of IBM, famously remarked, “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” It looks like he might have guessed too many.

Cloud computing is one of the hottest trend in IT.  Basically, cloud computing is shifting software and memory resources away from personal computers toward a common network hub shared by many computers.  Think YouTube: Years ago, the only way to view video…

Melissa Hathaway Speaks at CSIS

Melissa Hathaway spoke at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on Friday with about 100 government and private sector officials.

Hathaway’s speech stressed a need for trust among the public and private sectors, as well as international cooperation.

“The federal government can’t do by itself — it has to be done with the private sector,”…

SAIC Releases Global Cybersecurity Model

The Science Applications International Corporation and the Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published the Building A Cyber Supply Chain Assurance Reference Model today.

The white paper approves President Barack Obama’s newfound emphasis on cybersecurity, and is the first to analyze how to secure end-to-end supply-chain encounters on the Internet.

SAIC White Paper: Cybersecurity Model Based on Global Supply Chain Management

SAIC released a white paper today that tackles cybersecurity, now a presidential imperative, by applying an  innovative model drawing on the best practices from end-to-end supply chain management.

The paper, written with the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, is the culmination of a six-year effort and found that digital supply chains are as fragmented as physical supply chains were 15 years ago.

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Privacy May Suffer under Obama Cybersecurity Plan

President Barack Obama’s plan to create a new Pentagon Cyber Command has privacy and peace advocates crying foul, as the administration forges ahead with efforts to protect the nation from electronic infiltration and preparations for potential offensive operations against adversaries’ networks, according to the New York Times.

The president pledged that the comprehensive cyber-defense strategy unveiled last month “will not — I repeat, will not — include…

Cyber Czar: the Contenders

It has been two weeks since the 60-Day White House Cybersecurity Review, and President Barack Obama has yet to name the new cyber czar.

After the 60-Day review came outl most believed Melissa Hathaway, the acting senior director of cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security Councils and leader of the Cyberspace Policy Review, would receive the position. Her Wikipedia Page even states, “Ms. Hathaway is…

AFCC: Coordinated Effort Needed to Stop Cyber Crime

The Anti-Fraud Command Center recently noted that cyber criminals now understand the importance of information that can be stolen from businesses.

Sam Curry, VP of product management and strategy for RSA, said crooks are going beyond simple theft, according to Computerweekly.

Curry added that thefts of intellectual property, strategic planning and other essential information like email addresses were…

Vinton Cerf, Internet Father: Outer-Space Tech Will Solve Cyberspace Problems

Google executive Vinton Cerf says a tool for securing warfighting networks is ”waiting in the interplanetary Internet,” which he and NASA have been developing for a decade and are now testing.

The outer-space Internet is designed to regulate data transmission among outer-space devices, and he said, “We will be applying alien technology to our…

60-Day Cyberspace Policy Review Recap: 10 Insiders

It has been a few weeks since the 60-day White House Cyberspace Policy Review came out, now hear what think-tank leaders, policymakers and experts are saying. A Recap of the 60-day Review.

1.  Leslie Harris, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology: “welcomes…