DARPA, DoD to Solicit Big Data Tech for Cybersecurity Analysis and Data-keeping
The Defense Department and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking technology for a machine that can analyze and organize network vulnerabilities information to more easily see computer abnormalities, according to a NextGov article. DARPA said the cyber targeted attack analyzer should be able to reduce the Pentagon‘s cyber forces workload by organizing information from “disparate [...]
State Department’s Harold Koh Says Cyberattacks Are Subject to International Law
September 20, 2012 No CommentState Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh said since cyberattacks are subject to international law, they are a justifiable cause for war, Fierce Government IT reports. Koh added that since it is clear that international law applies to cyberspace, new treaties for cybersecurity aren’t necessary. Speaking at an event hosted by the Cyber Command, Koh said [...]
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Data Center World opens in Orlando today and runs through Sept. 14. AFCOM’s conference and expo will explore core issues of the industry today including cloud computing, cybersecurity, facility cooling, energy management, disaster recovery and data storage problems. This years conference hosts presentations from leading data centers such as GE Energy, Intel Corporation, CA Technologies [...]
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned the security community about potential attacks from Anonymous over the next few months demonstrating that the DHS is taking non-professional cyberattackers more seriously. The recent bulletin from the DHS National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center warned financial services companies to look out for Anonymous attackers attempting to solicit dissatisfied and [...]
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