Experts from nearly 40 countries met in Estonia yesterday to discuss the latest issues in fighting cyber attackers and address the asymmetric nature of web-based threats. Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves offered opening remarks at the international conference organized by the... (Continue reading)
While many people consider China to be one of the central perpetrators of cyber malfeasance, it is also equally concerned about cyber attacks. As such, the Chinese are now looking to promote greater cooperation on the international stage for cyberspace. Approximately... (Continue reading)
As the rate and sophistication of cyber attacks continues to grow, a debate is raging surrounding how to protect the federal and critical infrastructure networks. For Erik Laykin, managing director Duff & Phelps Global Electronics and co-practice chair for the... (Continue reading)
Like many other IT professionals, Gunnar Hellekson’s interest in computers was born at an early age, but it was not until college he received formal training in the field. While taking engineering classes, Hellekson put his skills and his entrepreneurial... (Continue reading)
As malware becomes more prevalent, the number of infected computers continues to grow, some of which are becoming part of large-scale botnets. So what can you do to protect yourself from joining the “botnet Army?” A botnet is a string of... (Continue reading)
IBM Research’s Chief Technology Officer of Security & Privacy Dr. Charles Palmer has been a self-proclaimed computer geek since high school; however, his transition into security did not happen until years later. After finishing his doctoral degree, he was continuing... (Continue reading)
Kathy Warden began her career in the commercial environment working with General Electric, and spent a little less than a decade with the company in a variety of roles ranging from computer systems development to product management and strategy. After... (Continue reading)
The Internet provides great opportunities and “tremendous vulnerabilities,” according to Gen. Keith Alexander, who spoke last week at an event in Washington, DC. “Our data must be protected,” Alexander, who was recently confirmed as the head of U.S. Cyber Command, said... (Continue reading)
Steve Hawkins currently serves as vice president of Information Security Solutions at Raytheon, a position he took after spending his career at the company covering areas ranging from airborne radar systems and signals intelligence to commercial imagery and his current... (Continue reading)
With more than a decade as an intelligence and special signals analyst in the U.S. Navy, Aaron Barr spent a significant amount of time learning how systems worked and discovering he had a knack for figuring things out. After he... (Continue reading)