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 has brought cyber attacks into the daily news. Mischel Kwon, presently VP of Public Sector [...]
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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 new role, Garcia will help to support the effort to bring more companies in [...]
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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 cybersecurity division to nationally promote cybersecurity awareness to empower citizens to use the Internet securely [...]
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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 DoD Networks In 2009, the DoD banned social networking technologies on its networks, [...]
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Phil Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate and director of the National Cybersecurity Center, believes better metrics are needed to drive better security practices in the private sector. In a recent interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, Reitinger discussed the Einstein III program and some of his views on increasing [...]
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Back in October, at the launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced DHS had been authorized to hire an additional 1,000 cyber security professionals. In an effort to boost its chances of finding and hiring these individuals as quickly as possible, DHS has announced a virtual job fair will take [...]
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During a hearing on post-9/11 transportation issues, a representative of the Government Accountability Office outlined five key cybersecurity areas the Department of Homeland Security should address. According to the statement, DHS needs to focus on the following: (1) developing a comprehensive national plan for critical infrastructure protection, including cybersecurity; (2) developing and enhancing national cyber [...]
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In the cybersecurity realm, a number of professionals have advocated for a centralized approach. The U.S. military has stood up a Cyber Command to coordinate cybersecurity for the DoD and DHS has gained the lead role in securing civilian government networks. Yet, one expert questions this highly centralized approach to cybersecurity. In a recent interview [...]
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According to a former assistant secretary for cybersecurity at DHS, Congress shares some of the blame for the current state of cyber security in the United States. Gregory Garcia, assistant secretary for cyber security at DHS from 2006 to 2008, believes that the intensive and often overlapping oversight significantly hindered DHS’s ability to implement effective [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security has a central role to play in the future of cybersecurity. Given U.S. reticence to involve the military in protecting civilian networks, DHS will serve as a hub of coordination between the government and private sector spaces, each looking to better secure the nation’s critical cyber infrastructure. In the Office [...]
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