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Robert Carey: Cyber is a Team Sport
Written on 24 Aug, 2010 at 10:49 in Cyber Policy | viewed 32 views times | 0 Comments
Cybersecurity is a team effort, according to Department of Navy CIO Robert Carey, who will shortly leave to take over cybersecurity for the Navy. The Navy, as all branches of DoD, relies heavily upon the interaction between Navy personnel, civilians,... (Continue reading)
US Openly Fingers China for Cyber Probes
Written on 20 Aug, 2010 at 11:10 in Cyber Policy | viewed 48 views times | 0 Comments
Earlier this week, the Department of Defense submitted its annual report to Congress on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.” The report, designed to discuss current and future military-tech developments by the Chinese military, has openly... (Continue reading)
Maine Looks to Neighborhood Watch Approach for Cyber
Written on 20 Aug, 2010 at 10:46 in Cyber Policy | viewed 25 views times | 0 Comments
In an effort to raise cybersecurity awareness, authorities in Maine are looking toward a ‘neighborhood watch’ approach. MyMainePrivacy.org “has been organized to promote the education of cyber crime prevention to the residents and businesses in the state of Maine by... (Continue reading)
ManTech to Work with FBI on Cybersecurity
Written on 16 Aug, 2010 at 9:07 in Cyber Policy | viewed 157 views times | 0 Comments
ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT) has received a contract with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Security Division, to provide cybersecurity services to the Bureau. The contract is worth a potential $99.5 million over a five-year period. ManTech will be responsible for providing... (Continue reading)
FCC Asks for Public’s Recommendations in Creating Cyber Roadmap
Written on 11 Aug, 2010 at 12:53 in Cyber Policy | viewed 24 views times | 0 Comments
Federal Communications Commission on Monday released a Public Notice, asking members of the public for help to create a cybersecurity roadmap to identify vulnerabilities to communications networks, and to develop countermeasures and solutions in preparation for and response to cyber... (Continue reading)
Anti-Virus Solutions Offer Inadequate Protection, Says Survey
Written on 10 Aug, 2010 at 13:25 in Cyber Policy | viewed 19 views times | 0 Comments
Anti-virus programs may not be as effective as they initially were thought to be: A new study by Cyveillance found that AV vendors detect less than 19 percent of malware attacks on the first day malware appears in the wild,... (Continue reading)
Report Reveals Lax Attitudes Toward Cyber Warfare
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 13:51 in Cyber Policy | viewed 104 views times | 0 Comments
A new report by Sophos indicates a relaxed attitude to state-sponsored cyber crime with a majority of respondents saying it is OK for their country to spy on other nations by hacking or installing malware. The “Sophos Security Threat Report Mid-Year... (Continue reading)
Alex Miller of L-3: Ignorance is the Greatest Cyber Threat
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 10:59 in Featured Stories | viewed 319 views times | 2 Comments
Alex Miller is a retired Navy cryptologic officer, who spent more than 33 years in the Navy. He retired in 2005 as a rear admiral while serving as the chief of staff at the National Security Agency. He joined Titan... (Continue reading)
Malaysia and Australia Sign Cyber Agreement
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 10:28 in Cyber Policy | viewed 73 views times | 1 Comment
CyberSecurity Malaysia and stratsec Australia have signed an agreement to allow the Australian company to set up in Malaysia under the Malaysian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification (MyCC) Scheme. Stratsec Australia is a information security and risk consulting services provider. The... (Continue reading)
Cyber Experts Give Gloomy Diagnosis
Written on 4 Aug, 2010 at 10:37 in Cyber Policy | viewed 79 views times | 0 Comments
Today’s cyber threats are not preventable and there is currently no way to defend any large-scale environment, said Amit Yoran, CEO of NetWitness Corporation at yesterday’s cyber conference in New York. Agence France-Presse reported how this bleak forecast comes from the... (Continue reading)
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