Why Successful Partnerships are Critical for Promoting Cybersecurity

Protecting the digital infrastructure is a shared responsibility of governments and private sector participants.  Although some may argue that government must take charge, achieving success here will require action from all, including partnerships between governments, within the private sector, and between government and the private sector.  While some refer to private-public…

Navy to Create Cyber Command

The Navy will set up a coordinated cyber command to improve cyber capabilities, according to the Chief of Naval Operations.

The new unit will function as the Navy’s contribution to the overall Cyber Command being set up within the DoD.

The Navy is going to combine communications network operations and intelligence functions into a unit to help provide an edge in cyberspace. The 10th Fleet will be home to…

October is Cyber Awareness Month

10 Cybersecurity Game Changers to Watch in 2010

The field of cybersecurity is becoming increasingly relevant to discussions on national security.

President Barack Obama placed cybersecurity in the forefront of his national…

NIST Publishes Updated Report on Government Cybersecurity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a report updated from its 2005 version on recommended standards on security controls for federal organizations.

The report is meant to create a centralized set of requirements and controls that cover both the national security communities and civilian agencies.

The report sought security protocol information from Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and other civilian agencies to format…

DoD Needs Better Management System

The Government Accountability Office recently released a report citing the Department of Defense still needs to improve portions of its system for developing and acquiring new software products. GAO was investigating the implementation of the Software and Systems Process Improvement throughout the DoD.

SSPI is meant to increase the effectiveness and cut costs on programs that are software intensive. In the next five years, DoD is expected to…

$10 Million Contract Awarded to General Dynamics

The Defense Department has awarded a $10 million, one-year contract with four options, to General Dynamics. The contract outlines a plan for the Special Operations Command to receive assistance from the firm in the implementation of the Trans-Regional Web Initiative. This initiative will allow the Special Operations Command to reach out to international communities through the Internet.

General Dynamics plans to carry out the terms of the contract by creating…

Government Seeks Technology ‘Geeks’ Through Cyber Challenge

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced  a new initiative entitled the U.S. Cyber Security Challenge. With participation from the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, the Air Force Association and the SANS Institute, 10,000 tech-savvy high school and college students will compete through a variety of exercises, including live competitions, that challenge their cyber defense skills and overall cyber knowledge.  Promising cyber ‘whiz kids’ will be asked to participate…

Cyber Command: Gates Makes it Official

Through a quiet three-page memo on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the Department of Defense’s commitment to a new cyber military command center titled Cybercom.

The announcement reflects growing emphases of the Obama administration’s revamping and centralization of cyber security. The creation of the White House cyber coordinator and the centralization of military cyber security…