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EPIC Submits Statement to Congress on Google-NSA Relationship
Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 17:17 in Cyber Policy | viewed 468 views times | 0 Comments
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has issued a statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the recent revelations surrounding the Google-NSA relationship.The statement asked the Committee to conduct an investigation into the relationship between Google and NSA, urged... (Continue reading)
Learn to Hack on the Government’s Dime
Written on 5 Feb, 2010 at 14:26 in Cyber Policy | viewed 585 views times | 0 Comments
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed HR 4061, The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is the first major cyber security legislation to pass the House within the past year. The bill provides increased guidance for the role of NIST and... (Continue reading)
House Passes Cybersecurity Bill
Written on 4 Feb, 2010 at 18:58 in Cyber Policy | viewed 595 views times | 2 Comments
The US House of Representatives has passed the first cyber security bill, 422 to 5. The bill, HR 4061, known as the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, will now be sent to the Senate for approval. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D, IL), the sponsor... (Continue reading)
Congressional Websites Defaced
Written on 29 Jan, 2010 at 12:46 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 494 views times | 0 Comments
Several Congressional websites were defaced on Wednesday following President Obama’s State of the Union address. Congressmen Brian Baird, Spencer Bachus and Charles Gonzalez each had their websites hacked by the ‘Red Eye Crew’ from Brazil. The hacked web pages were defaced... (Continue reading)
House Passes Data Breach Notification Bill
Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 13:10 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 109 views times | 0 Comments
The House has passed a bill that would introduce national rules surrounding the need to notify potential victims of identity theft following data breaches. According to the bill, companies that possess personal data will be required to notify any US... (Continue reading)
Is Congress to Blame for Poor US Cyber Security?
Written on 20 Nov, 2009 at 15:31 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 111 views times | 0 Comments
According to a former assistant secretary for cyber security at DHS, Congress shares some of the blame for the current state of cyber security in the United States. Gregory Garcia, assistant secretary for cyber security at DHS from 2006 to... (Continue reading)
Bill Introduced to Ban P2P Applications on Federal Systems
Written on 19 Nov, 2009 at 10:13 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 83 views times | 0 Comments
R. Edolphus Towns, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee, has introduced the Secure Federal File Sharing Act, which will ban peer-to-peer applications on federal systems. The move follows the recent leak of a document on an ethics... (Continue reading)
National Journal’s Shane Harris: Issues in Cyber Security
Written on 5 Nov, 2009 at 13:26 in Featured Stories | viewed 526 views times | 0 Comments
But the fact of the matter is that the government cannot do this cyber mission without private sector expertise and involvement. They don’t have enough people on there own and frankly the private sector is developing a lot of the... (Continue reading)
NIST Role in Cyber Security Could Expand
Written on 5 Nov, 2009 at 13:05 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 80 views times | 0 Comments
A bill cleared a House subcommittee yesterday that could alter the role that the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) will play in cyber security. The Technology and Innovation Subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee approved the... (Continue reading)
Members of Congrss Call for Cyber Security Review
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 9:42 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 78 views times | 0 Comments
Members of the House of Representatives called for a comprehensive review of cyber security policies for Congress on Friday. The push for a review follows the recent revelations that a confidential report of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct... (Continue reading)
