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Open Society Makes Estonia a Target for Cyber Attacks
Written on 17 Jun, 2010 at 15:14 in Featured Stories | viewed 156 views times | 0 Comments
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)
Chinese Call for Cooperation – with Limits
Written on 17 Jun, 2010 at 11:29 in Featured Stories | viewed 89 views times | 0 Comments
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)
Join the National Cyber Corps, See the World … Virtually
Written on 15 Jun, 2010 at 12:06 in Featured Stories | viewed 163 views times | 0 Comments
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)
Gunnar Hellekson of Red Hat Talks Cyber Command, Open Source
Written on 15 Jun, 2010 at 9:14 in Featured Stories | viewed 210 views times | 4 Comments
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)
Are You Part of the Botnet Army?
Written on 15 Jun, 2010 at 8:40 in Featured Stories | viewed 277 views times | 0 Comments
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)
Charles Palmer of IBM Research: Integrity, Curiosity Makes a Good Cyber Pro
Written on 11 Jun, 2010 at 9:22 in Featured Stories | viewed 100 views times | 3 Comments
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 of Northrop Grumman: ‘My career has been very eclectic’
Written on 10 Jun, 2010 at 8:14 in Featured Stories | viewed 188 views times | 4 Comments
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)
Gen Alexander: Cybersecurity is an Important Current and Future Challenge
Written on 3 Jun, 2010 at 12:14 in Featured Stories | viewed 220 views times | 1 Comment
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: The Cyber Threat Needs to be Addressed in a Matter of Milliseconds or Less
Written on 3 Jun, 2010 at 11:50 in Featured Stories | viewed 349 views times | 4 Comments
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)
Aaron Barr: Computer security is a ‘hunt, an investigation, it’s a challenge’
Written on 2 Jun, 2010 at 10:31 in Featured Stories | viewed 162 views times | 1 Comment
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)
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