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Former FBI cyber chief Shawn Henry, now president of CrowdStrike Services, spoke at a Thursday conference regarding five cybersecurity measures private industry could execute to improve overall protections, PC Magazine reports. Henry told attendees at the Black Hat security conference the first lesson he learned from the FBI is to focus on quick detection and [...]
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The electric power industry has yet to bridge the gap between mandatory and voluntary cybersecurity regulations, making existing infrastructure at risk for attacks, a government audit says. The Government Accountability Office‘s report, published July 17, said electric power systems and networks are incorporating information technology systems, exposing grids to cyber vulnerabilities. GAO found that there [...]
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Cyber attacks on companies maintaining U.S. critical infrastructure have multiplied over the past three years by more than 20 times, CNN reports. A recent Department of Homeland Security report says that 198 incidents were reported in 2011 compared to nine in 2009. Response teams for cyber emergencies deployed to the location of the attacks 17 [...]
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The Energy Department’s new chief information officer recently said federal agencies should have a prevent-recover-respond mindset in responding to cyber attacks, AOL Government reports. Robert Brese said at the Government Technology Research Alliance conference Sunday that many agencies still have an overly defensive mindset, which he termed as a prevent-recover strategy. The response part of his [...]
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Northrop Grumman and the University of Maryland are launching a new undergraduate program to give students a living-learning environment for cybersecurity education, the company announced Monday. Starting in fall 2013, the Falls Church, Va.-based defense and technology contractor will provide a $1.1 million grant and support the program for two more years and the university [...]
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The General Services Administration will begin approving security certification applications from private cloud solutions providers, the agency announced Wednesday. Federal agencies will assess security of cloud products and services through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP. GSA said the program is intended to eliminate duplication, generate savings and correlate with the government’s [...]
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A multi-industry group has issued a set of protection guidelines to fight botnets, the company announced Thursday. The Industry Botnet Group made the announcement during a White House event Wednesday to discuss the impacts of botnets to cyber security. The list includes nine tips that were created to minimize the effects of botnets through partnership, [...]
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Salient Federal Solutions is joining Internet service providers, networking equipment manufacturers and web companies in enabling Internet Protocol version 6 for their products and services starting June 6. The Fairfax, Va.-based firm announced Tuesday its support of the world IPv6 launch and has conducted multiple events and educational seminars to educate agencies and companies about [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued the second draft of its federal information technology supply chain risk management report, GCN reports. NIST outlined 10 practices agencies should exercise in order to minimize risks in IT supply chain systems, GCN’s William Jackson writes. The list consolidates 21 practices included in the original draft [...]
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KnowledgeCG and SRA International Inc. are approved to perform independent security reviews of cloud products and services in the federal government. The General Services Administration announced the companies will perform the reviews under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. KCG CEO Dusty Wince said in a company announcement that cloud requires diligence from both [...]
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