Symantec Corporation is helping the government in its investigation of the Aurora attacks against search engine giant Google, CEO Enrique Salem said earlier this week. Symantec monitors millions of computers worldwide and has significant data on malware infections and other... (Continue reading)
Cyber experts in the United States consistently bemoan the dearth of skilled cyber professionals to fill the ranks as ‘cyber warriors.’ The Department of Homeland Security has advertised positions for cyber professionals via their website since the end of last... (Continue reading)
Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano announced the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign Challenge Competition at the RSA conference in California Wednesday. The campaign will solicit ideas from individuals and industry on the best strategy for clearly addressing the issue... (Continue reading)
Cybersecurity is becoming a more central portion of the US national lexicon, particularly in Washington. Recently, the House passed the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which has gone to the Senate for approval, and a variety of recent attacks on private organizations... (Continue reading)
The Information Security Forum, a leading authority on information security, has announced that Greg Garcia has joined ISF as Strategic Advisor for North America. Garcia is the former DHS Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Communications, serving from 2006-2008. In his... (Continue reading)
The Department of Homeland Security has selected the National Cyber Security Alliance to help the department disseminate information regarding cyber security to the general public, according to an announcement on FedBizOpps. NCSA will “support the efforts of the Department’s National... (Continue reading)
The past year has seen a variety of issues arise throughout the cyber security community. As we look into the New Year, here are our predictions surrounding what will be “in” and what will be “out” in 2010. In Social Networking on... (Continue reading)
Phil Reitinger, the deputy undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate and director of the National Cybersecurity Center, believes that better metrics are needed to drive better security practices in the private sector. In a... (Continue reading)
Back in October, at the launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that DHS had been authorized to hire an additional 1,000 cyber security professionals. In an effort to boost their chances of finding and... (Continue reading)
During a hearing on post-9/11 transportation issues, a representative of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlined five key cyber security areas that the Department of Homeland Security should address. According to the statement, DHS needs to focus on the following: (1)... (Continue reading)