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Northrop Grumman Unveils Cyber Security Operations Center
Written on 29 Jul, 2009 at 16:50 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 104 views times | 0 Comments
Northrop Grumman announced today that it has built a 6,300 square foot highly-advanced Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). The Center will detect security breeches and monitor Northrop Grumman and Northrop Grumman client’s network infrastructures. According to Northrop’s press release, the new... (Continue reading)
NASA May Be Prototype For White House Cloud Computing Initiative
Written on 29 Jul, 2009 at 12:19 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 134 views times | 0 Comments
The White House may decide to make NASA its pilot project for replacing the government’s current IT infrastructure with cloud computing. According to NASA’s associate chief information officer for architecture and infrastructure, Mike Hecker, NASA officials have ”broached the idea of NASA... (Continue reading)
Nuclear Control Centers Are Vulnerable to Cyber Terrorism: Report
Written on 29 Jul, 2009 at 11:26 in Cyber Incidents, Featured Stories | viewed 164 views times | 0 Comments
A recent report by the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) entitled “Hacking Nuclear Command and Control” found that terrorist organizations have the potential to use the Internet and private network infrastructures to stage a nuclear attack. “If access to command and control centres... (Continue reading)
Lawmakers Attempt To Save Cybersecurity Air Force Unit
Written on 27 Jul, 2009 at 16:50 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 72 views times | 0 Comments
As apart of an annual budget review by the US Air Force, 98 national guard positions in the Air Forces’ highly-classified cyber security division are scheduled to be cut. Yet three lawmakers, Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Representative Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and... (Continue reading)
Senate Committee Bill Proposes Oversight Of President Cybersecurity Programs
Written on 27 Jul, 2009 at 15:58 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 57 views times | 0 Comments
The Senate Intelligence Committee proposed a bill last week that would require the President to compile more details and more transparency regarding US government cybersecurity plans, funds would be withheld if the executive branch does not comply with the proposed... (Continue reading)
Where Is President Obama’s Cyber Coordinator?
Written on 24 Jul, 2009 at 17:00 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 118 views times | 0 Comments
It has been almost two months since the release of the 60-Day Cyberspace Review and President Obama’s historic speech marking cybersecurity as a “strategic national asset”. Yet the cyber coordinator position remains vacant. Some believe this is because there is... (Continue reading)
Emerging Trend: Government Contractor’s Buying Cybersecurity Firms
Written on 24 Jul, 2009 at 11:08 in Featured Stories | viewed 249 views times | 0 Comments
Since the new administration took office in January of this year, an emerging trend of large government contractors acquiring cybersecurity firms has come to light. In case you missed it, here is a quick recap of top cyber firm acquisitions over... (Continue reading)
Private Study Finds Lack Of Cybersecurity Experts In The US: Cyber Jobs Must Be More Lucrative
Written on 23 Jul, 2009 at 14:59 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 85 views times | 0 Comments
As it stands today, the United States has a severe shortage of cybersecurity experts, making the US vulnerable to cyber attacks similar to July 4th incident, according to the “Cyber IN-Security: Strenghtening The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce,” conducted by the nonprofit Partnership for... (Continue reading)
Vivek Kundra: Much Room For Improvement In IT Innovation
Written on 23 Jul, 2009 at 10:00 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 84 views times | 0 Comments
Vivek Kundra believes America has fallen behind in technological innovation, but that there is hope. At the Open Government and Innovations Conference in Washington D.C. Kundra cited an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report that listed the United States last out of... (Continue reading)
German Businesses Flooded With Cyber Attacks
Written on 22 Jul, 2009 at 17:23 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 92 views times | 0 Comments
Germany may soon follow the US and Britain in making cyber security a national priority according to reports. The increase in cyber attacks on German industrial companies has caused Germany to loose billions of dollars just over the last couple years, according... (Continue reading)
