Human Immune System Used as Model for Cybersecurity

The human immune system is being used as a model to prevent attacks by hackers. Like cells in the human body, computer scientists and IT engineers are looking for computers to recognize threats and communicate among themselves, thus making them less vulnerable to attacks, according to Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity…

Robert Carey, Cyber Luminaries to Keynote DC Breakfast Meeting

The Defense Department’s the new Deputy CIO and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Robert Carey will deliver his first-ever public address in his new role tomorrow.

The breakfast briefing “New Frontiers of Cybersecurity: Emerging DoD and DHS Cybersecurity Strategies,” produced by CyberSecurity Seminars, will be held between 8-10:30 a.m. at Crowell &…

DHS Looks to New Cyber Ecosystem

With mounting concern regarding the current security architecture, the Department of Homeland Security is approaching the problem by looking to develop a new cyber ecosystem, rather than patch vulnerabilities in the old system.

During the AFCEA Cybersecurity Symposium in Washington last week, Bruce McConnell counselor to the deputy undersecretary of National Protection and Programs Directorate…

Bruce McConnell of DHS Looks to Long-Term Solutions

The Department of Homeland Security has a central role to play in the future of cybersecurity. Given U.S. reticence to involve the military in protecting civilian networks, DHS will serve as a hub of coordination between the government and private sector spaces, each looking to better secure the nation’s critical cyber infrastructure. In the Office of National Protection…