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Harris Opens Cyber Integration Center
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 10:12 in Cyber Policy | viewed 274 views times | 0 Comments
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) recently announced its decision to create the nation’s first cyber integration center, which will provide managed hosting services in a trusted environment for federal and commercial clients. The new Harris Cyber Integration Center will be located on the... (Continue reading)
Dale Meyerrose on What Cyber Command Means for Government Contracting
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 10:04 in Featured Stories | viewed 281 views times | 1 Comment
Last week, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander was confirmed as the head of U.S. Cyber Command, which will be responsible for protecting Department of Defense networks. Alexander, who was nominated back in October 2009, was confirmed by the Senate on May... (Continue reading)
Security Flaws Cheap to Purchase
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 9:50 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 21 views times | 0 Comments
The vast majority of flaws are sold for $5,000 or less, according to a recent survey posted by Unsecurity Research. The survey examined the trustworthiness and responsiveness for organizations that buy vulnerabilities. TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative is the highest rated... (Continue reading)
Committee Approves Cybersecurity Overhaul Bill
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 9:31 in Cyber Policy | viewed 117 views times | 0 Comments
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a bill that would overhaul the current federal cybersecurity laws. The bill will provide for continuous network monitoring, create permanent positions for federal CTO and Cyber Coordinator and remove the paper work... (Continue reading)
USBs Infected with Malware Distributed at Conference
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 8:50 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 44 views times | 0 Comments
At the recent AusCERT conference, attendees who stopped by the booth of one particular vendor received USB drives that were pre-infected with malware. During the conference in Queensland, delegates were given free USB drives at one of the booths. The drives... (Continue reading)
Featured Job- Cyber Threat Analyst with Raytheon
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 7:38 in Featured Jobs | viewed 27 views times | 0 Comments
Job Description NGA is looking for a highly motivated, qualified professional to fill a Cyber Threat Analyst position in Reston to: Provide support to the NGA IRT in the detection, response, mitigation, and reporting of cyber threats affecting client... (Continue reading)
Schmidt Wants to Change Federal Cybersecurity Game
Written on 20 May, 2010 at 9:34 in Cyber Policy | viewed 216 views times | 0 Comments
Yesterday, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt and federal CTO Aneesh Chopra wrote a blog post about the launch of a web forum that is designed to allow individuals to discuss their research and development ideas to “change the game”... (Continue reading)
Bank of America Names Greg Garcia Partnership Executive for Cyber and ID Management
Written on 20 May, 2010 at 9:03 in Cyber Policy | viewed 112 views times | 0 Comments
Bank of America has announced that Gregory T. Garcia, formerly assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C) in the Department of Homeland Security, has been named partnership executive for cybersecurity and identity management. In this... (Continue reading)
Symantec to Acquire VeriSign for $1.3 Billion
Written on 20 May, 2010 at 8:44 in Cyber Policy | viewed 75 views times | 1 Comment
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has announced that it plans to acquire VeriSign for around $1.3 billion. Symantec will acquire VeriSign’s authentication and identity business. That includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the... (Continue reading)
Over 80 Chinese Government Websites Hacked
Written on 20 May, 2010 at 8:23 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 163 views times | 2 Comments
In China, 81 government websites were hacked from May 10 to May 16, according to a report by National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team. This represents a drop in attacks by 35 percent from the previous week. As... (Continue reading)
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