Thu, 23 Feb 2012
Home » Archives
Verizon, General Dynamics Among First In Line for FedRAMP Process
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 14:46 in Cloud | Viewed 186 times | No Comments
Companies that already provide cloud services to federal agencies will have their offerings vetted first under the new FedRAMP security assessment program.
Verizon Federal and General Dynamics‘ information technology business unit are among the companies who will have their cloud services reviewed under the new program according to Federal Times.
FedRAMP…
Stratfor Cyber Breach Adds to Debate Over Govt Role in Protecting Private Networks
A cybersecurity breach at intelligence think tank Stratfor over the weekend struck close to the central point of debate over how to secure domestic networks, Josh Smith wrote in the National Journal today.
Smith wrote that this debate “has revolved around the division between government and private sector security,” where businesses…
NASA Gives Astronauts Remote-Controlled Assistants
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 12:35 in C4ISR | Viewed 8 times | No Comments
A volleyball-sized, free-flying robot on the International Space Station helped astronauts complete tasks with a smartphone controller, according to a recent report by NASA. The first successful flight took place last month.
As part of NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions,…
DHS to Unveil ‘Einstein’ Cyber Program Version 3
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 12:00 in Cyber | Viewed 87 times | No Comments
The Department of Homeland Security appears to be ready for a rollout of version three of its Einstein intrusion prevention cybersecurity software, Federal News Radio reports.
Einstein 3 “will draw on commercial technology and specialized government technology to conduct real-time full packet inspection and threat-based decision-making on network traffic entering or leaving these…
Baby Steps in Mobility: Pentagon OKs Dell-Only Android
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 11:30 in Mobility | Viewed 19 times | No Comments
The Defense Department is allowing a second mobile platform to access its networks, but it is not quite yet a “bring your own device” approach.
The Pentagon’s Security Technical Implementation Guide covers Dell’s version of Android 2.2, according to Stars and Stripes. This version is the only Pentagon-approved version.
Dell’s Venue smartphone is…
DRS to Connect Special Ops C4ISR Systems on Tablet Platform
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 11:23 in C4ISR | Viewed 44 times | No Comments
DRS Technologies‘ tactical systems subsidiary will soon provide the U.S. Navy with joint platform tablet systems. The platform will provide a common interface between all C4ISR systems for special operations vehicle platforms.
The Pentagon announced the platform tablet systems will aim to enable users to control and monitor all communications, navigational, command and control and intelligence…
App Mall, Geospatial Collaboration in Works as Army Moves Intelligence to Cloud
Published on 27 Dec, 2011 at 17:21 in Cloud | Viewed 57 times | No Comments
In October, the director of the National Security Agency wanted to make clear to a Baltimore audience his views on the intelligence community using cloud computing.
“We need to go from our legacy databases to the cloud,” Army Gen. Keith Alexander said.
Alexander explained that cloud computing offers a better end-to-end view of…
DHS, Idaho National Lab Win Award for Cyber Training Programs
The Department of Homeland Security‘s National Cyber Security Division and the Idaho National Laboratory have won the 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for creating a series of training programs on defending the power grid and other utility systems, according to a SANS Institute announcement.
The programs…
Health Center to Use NIST Framework to Push Cyber Education Programs
Published on 27 Dec, 2011 at 15:06 in Cyber | Viewed 15 times | No Comments
A not-for-profit health center established by a 2003 executive order from President George W. Bush is launching an initiative to improve cybersecurity education and protect U.S. health information infrastructure.
Modernhealthcare.com reports the National Health Information Sharing & Analysis Center will build off of the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s cybersecurity workforce framework and support programs intended to build…
ONC Creates Dashboard to Evaluate Transition to Digital Health Records
Published on 27 Dec, 2011 at 14:51 in Industry News | Viewed 13 times | No Comments
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is working to develop a dashboard to help assess and aid with moving health records to the digital realm.
In a Dec. 21 announcement, ONC said the dashboard will create datasets used to assess, improve and publicize performance information regarding ONC health IT grants given to states and state-designated…
