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DoD’s New Cyber Strategy
Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 10:52 in Cyber Policy | viewed 38 views times | 0 Comments
The Pentagon has a new cyber strategy, outlined by Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III in the September/October edition of Foreign Affairs. “Although cyberspace is a man-made domain, it has become just as critical to military operations as land, sea,... (Continue reading)
Senate May Attach Cyber Legislation to Defense Authorization Bill
Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 10:41 in Cyber Policy | viewed 15 views times | 0 Comments
The Senate is considering adding cybersecurity legislation to the defense authorization bill to ensure that some semblance of cyber legislation is passed this year, Sen. Thomas Carper told GovInfoSecurity. “It’s hard to get a measure like cybersecurity legislation passed on its... (Continue reading)
CACI’s Cofoni: “If we tried to centralize every need for cyber we would fail utterly”
Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 10:29 in Cyber Policy | viewed 13 views times | 0 Comments
As part of its “Top Secret America” investigative piece, the Washington Post spoke with Zal Azmi and Paul Cofoni of CACI, who serve as the cyber lead and president and CEO respectively. Recently, CACI hosted a symposium titled “Cyber Threats... (Continue reading)
Global Security Threats Increased According to Report
Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 10:16 in Cyber Policy | viewed 10 views times | 0 Comments
IBM (NYSE: IBM) released the results of its X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report, which showed that vulnerability disclosures are increasing dramatically, having reached record levels for the first half of 2010. In total, 4,396 new... (Continue reading)
UK Showcases New Passports for Security
Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 10:11 in Cyber Policy | viewed 5 views times | 0 Comments
The U.K. Home Office has said new passports with enhanced security features will be issued starting in October. In an effort to provide what the Home Office terms “strengthened security features,” the new passports will contain a chip with the... (Continue reading)
University of Texas Receives $1 Million Cyber Grants
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 9:10 in Cyber Policy | viewed 40 views times | 0 Comments
The University of Texas Dallas has received two grants worth $1 million from the National Science Foundation for data security and privacy research. Purdue University, UT Dallas’ partner, will receive half the amount. The larger of the grants the increasingly common... (Continue reading)
Netwitness Named One of Fastest Growing Firms
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 8:58 in Cyber Policy | viewed 32 views times | 1 Comment
Netwitness Corporation has been named the 21st fastest growing private company on Inc. Magazine’s “Inc. 500″ annual review. The company has had 7,745.8 percent three year growth, making it the fastest growing privately held enterprise security product company and the... (Continue reading)
Defense Official Confirms Cyber Attack
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 8:23 in Cyber Policy | viewed 124 views times | 0 Comments
A senior defense official has confirmed that the breach of U.S. military networks as a result of an infected USB drive, which was placed into a military laptop in the Middle East in 2008. In an article published today in Foreign... (Continue reading)
Alion’s Mark Ives: Our Cyber Warriors Understand the Threat Across the Enterprise
Written on 24 Aug, 2010 at 13:17 in Cyber Policy | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
In an effort to enhance cybersecurity at Alion Science and Technology Corporation, chief information officer Mark Ives instituted a cyber training program to build a trained cyber workforce that understands the threat across the enterprise, rather than only for individual... (Continue reading)
Senators Highlight Supply Chain Management Concerns in Letter to Administration
Written on 24 Aug, 2010 at 12:50 in Cyber Policy | viewed 49 views times | 0 Comments
The possibility of a Chinese firm providing equipment to Sprint Nextel has caused some Senators to raise their concerns regarding supply-chain integrity, in an open letter to administration officials. In a letter addressed to DNI Jim Clapper, Secretary of Treasury Tim... (Continue reading)
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