DHS Official: No Impact of Stuxnet on US Systems

The Stuxnet worm does not seem to have impacted any systems in the United States, according to a Department of Defense official

Greg Schaffer, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at DHS, told reporters the complex malware demonstrates the plethora of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

“It was a…

DHS Official: Cybersecurity Mission Requires Teamwork

The United States must be aware and focused on combating the threats in cyberspace, a DHS official told members of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

“As a nation, it is essential that we are aware of, and focused on, the cyber threat,” Greg Schaffer, assistant secretary at the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at…

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…

Greg Schaffer Assistant Secretary of DHS’ Office of Cybersecurity on Cyber “In-Fighting,” US-CERT and the Cyber Battleground

Greg Schaffer, assistant secretary of DHS’ Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, recently spoke to InformationWeek about US-CERT and the shifting terrain of cyber warfare.  Schaffer suggests that much of the perceived “in-fighting” and cyber “turf wars,” often portrayed in media as bitter administrative squabbles between government agencies, private industry, and the military, is really just the result of fundamental changes in the cyber landscape over the past ten…