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Cyber: A General Perspective
Written on 3 Mar, 2010 at 12:15 in Featured Stories | viewed 434 views times | 0 Comments
Over the weekend, Admiral Mike McConnell, former DNI and presently heading the cyber effort at Booz Allen, published an article in The Washington Post calling for a new strategy and thought process for cybersecurity in the US. The article highlighted... (Continue reading)
“Our cyber-defenses are woefully lacking,” says former DNI Mike McConnell
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 8:49 in Cyber Policy | viewed 490 views times | 1 Comment
Mike McConnell, former DNI and currently heading the cyber effort at Booz Allen, is intimately acquainted with the current level of US cyber defenses. Over the weekend, McConnell wrote an article published in The Washington Post which discussed how the... (Continue reading)
We Would Lose Cyberwar says former DNI Mike McConnell
Written on 24 Feb, 2010 at 11:33 in Cyber Policy | viewed 531 views times | 1 Comment
Cyberwar is increasingly entering into the mindset of policy makers. Earlier this month, DNI Dennis Blair outlined the cyber threat in his Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, saying that “The United States confronts a dangerous combination of... (Continue reading)
NIST Issues Second Draft of Smart Grid Cyber Security Plan
Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 15:48 in Cyber Policy | viewed 1,219 views times | 1 Comment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its second draft of its strategy, Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements, for public review. The implementation of smart grid technology opens up a variety of new vulnerabilities with... (Continue reading)
Don’t Put a Flash Drive in Your PC, Put Your PC in a Flash Drive
Written on 26 Jan, 2010 at 20:30 in Featured Stories | viewed 847 views times | 1 Comment
The New New Internet has learned that Lockheed Martin has developed a new technology that could revolutionize the relationship between data portability and security. The Problem The evolution of data storage has come a long way since the days of the floppy... (Continue reading)
Experts Speak on US Vulnerabilities
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 13:02 in Featured Stories | viewed 348 views times | 3 Comments
In case you missed the 60 Minute Segment this past weekend, below is a recap of the troubling information presented. The segment highlighted recent cyber attacks and looked at what the US is doing to move cyber security forward. It... (Continue reading)
