DHS Opens New 24-Hour Cybersecurity Facility

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new 24-hour watch and warning center that will focus on cybersecurity.

DHS officials yesterday joined White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt and representatives of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to launch the MS-ISAC Cyber Security Operations Center, which is…

SINET Showcase Presents Cyber Leaders, Academia, Government Communities

The Security Innovation Network, an organization focused on advancing cybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, is hosting a summit of leaders who are at the forefront of identifying solutions to defeat global security threats.

The SINET Showcase, which will be held Oct. 26-27, 2010 at the National Press Club…

DoD, DHS Team Up to Strengthen Cyber Defenses

The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security have teamed up in an effort to strengthen cybersecurity for military and civilian computer networks and systems.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday released a new memorandum of agreement on cybersecurity, which was…

Obama: America, You are Responsible for Cyber Defense

America’s digital infrastructure is critical to laying the foundation for U.S. economic prosperity, government efficiency, and national security, and therefore all citizens must defend it, President Barack Obama told the nation last week in his proclamation, kicking off National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The president said all Americans must understand…

Report: Cybersecurity Hurts Productivity among Federal Executives

Measures taken to protect computer networks and systems are hurting productivity among federal agencies, and executives often circumvent cumbersome restrictions by using less-secure methods of accessing information, a new report reveals.

The Citrix/Intel/Government Executive survey polled 162 federal decision makers from civilian and defense agencies, including Department of Homeland Security,…

A Sneak Peek into National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

With National Cyber Security Awareness Month just around the corner, public and private sectors have already begun offering sneak peaks into what will transpire in October to educate citizens on safe and secure Internet use.

NCSA, along with the Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and…

Northrop Grumman Wins Billion-Dollar Contract to Provide IT Services

Northrop Grumman Corporation has won a $2.63 billion task order from the General Services Administration to implement a campus-wide IT infrastructure for secure communications and operations at the Department of Homeland Security St. Elizabeths headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will design, install, test, operate and maintain a seamless, integrated and…

Richard Clarke: Obama Administration, DHS Have Done ‘Nothing’ about Cyber War, Threats

The Obama administration has failed to do the necessary when it comes to cyber war, and Department of Homeland Security has “done nothing” about cyber threats to the critical infrastructure, according to former counterterrorism czar in the Clinton and Bush administrations. 

Addressing the Cyber Conflict Studies Association in Washington, D.C., Richard…

NIST Launches Cyber Awareness Program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a new interagency program to raise cybersecurity awareness and teach Americans of all ages better practices for computer use.

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program has evolved from the 2008 Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, which called for extending cybersecurity training throughout the federal government….

Gov Info Sharing

Public-private partnerships are often the cornerstone of influential legislation. With a new bill about cybersecurity going through both houses, public-private partnerships will  be extended between intelligence agencies and the private sector. Historically, such partnerships have caused major issues and public outrage such as the AT&T involvement with warrantless surveillance. But this new legislation hopes to change the…