Knights of the Cyber Roundtable: FCC Hosts Industry Experts for Sit-down on Online Threats

On the heels of recent reports on the exorbitant cost of data breaches and hack attacks, Federal Communications Commission will host a roundable with leading industry executives and government experts in cybersecurity and IT to help small businesses better understand the cyber threats and risks.

Over the past 15 years, U.S. small businesses…

Regulatory Watchdog: Will FISMA Standards be Extended to Industry to Avoid Financial Cyber Attack?

As the National Institute of Standards and Technology makes headway in preparing standards required by FISMA, a regulatory watchdog in the District is expressing concerns both about the increasing  burden on industry and  whether FISMA standards will include the private sector in thwarting a financial cyber attack.

The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, founded and managed by…

Cyber Espionage, a Global Problem

In the wake of reports of more countries being targeted by complex malware, cyber espionage has become an increasingly global concern for government and industry leaders over the past year, making loss of sensitive information and data an everyday problem for most nations.

Although cyber espionage is relatively new…

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…

Cyber Attack Me? I’ll Send Special Forces After You

Fault Lines, a television program run by Al Jazeera, recently ran a segment on cyber warfare, which included interviews with notable experts like Michael Chertoff and James Lewis. During his interview, Chertoff discussed the possiblity of responding to a cyber attack with kinetic response, such as utilizing Special Forces to go and take down the server conducting…

Michael Chertoff on the Lessons from Cyber ShockWave

Back in February, the BiPartisan Policy Center hosted a mock cyber wargame called “Cyber ShockWave,” which examined how the U.S. would respond to a cyber attack. Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff served as the head of the mock NSC during the wargame. This week, he wrote a column for Government Computer…

RSA Conference Yields Expert Advice

Last week, RSA held its annual conference out in San Francisco, CA. The conference brought together cyber experts from around the world, along with notable speakers like DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Howard Schmidt, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator.

The topics discussed range from cloud computing to…

Cyber Defenders of the World Unite!

This week, RSA’s conference in California looks “ to drive the worldwide information security agenda,” says conference general manager Sandra Toms LaPedis.

As instances of cyber attacks continue to grow more prevalent, cyber warriors and national security officials are gathering in California to examine methods to enhance cyber defenses. The RSA conference,…

More Must Be Done to Prepare US for Cyber Attack

The United States has experienced a widespread cyber attack, infecting telecommunications and other IT structures throughout the U.S. infrastructure. The attacks have left the U.S. telecom and IT infrastructure virtually disabled throughout the country.

While this is fortunately just a war game, the results are equally scary. Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a mock cyber attack called Cyber…

ShockWave to Hit Washington

The Bipartisan Policy Center announced yesterday it will host a simulated cyber attack on the United States.

The simulated attack, called Cyber ShockWave, will be held Feb. 16 and will examine how the government would work to respond to a cyber attack.

Former CIA Director General Michael Hayden and the BPC’s National…