Posts Tagged ‘Ed Amoroso’

Industry Expert: No to Obligatory Info Sharing within Private Sector

Industry Expert: No to Obligatory Info Sharing within Private Sector

Changing law that would demand industry to share more cybersecurity information among companies will not lead to more secure networks, according to AT&T Chief Security Officer Ed Amoroso.

When there is talk about information sharing, it sounds great, “like saying you should love your mom and eat apple pie,” Amoroso said…

GSA and DHS Approve AT&T as Cyber Provider for Government

GSA and DHS Approve AT&T as Cyber Provider for Government

The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have approved AT&T as the first government-wide cyber provider under the Networx contract.

Yesterday, AT&T announced that the company was the first holder of the Networx contract to receive authority to operate (ATO) from the GSA for implementation of Managed Trusted IP Services (MTIPS). The Networx contract allows AT&T…

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Administration’s Barrage of Cyber Info

The Obama administration is stepping up its efforts to effectively educate the American public regarding cyber security issues. Janet Napolitano and President Obama have both conducted video presentations on cyber security in the past week.

With October designated by Obama as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the administration has sought to aggressively promote cyber education. The key point of NCSAM is that cyber security is a “shared responsibility” in…