McAfee Looking Beyond Desktop, Offering Mobile Security Tips

McAfee sees a need to “step back” and examine security on a broader spectrum than the current defensive methodology. Security leaders should look at security as beyond just the computer, and McAfee says so in its McAfee Security Journal, “Security Beyond the Desktop.” 

Vincent Weafer, senior vice president of McAfee Labs, says that security experts need…

Survey Finds Small Businesses Underprepared for Cyber Threats

A Symantec and National Cyber Security Alliance-sponsored survey found that a majority of small business owners believe Internet security is critical for success and that their companies are safe from cyber threats, despite many of them failing to take fundamental precautions.

The survey, conducted by Zogby International, found that nearly two-thirds of U.S. small businesses are more dependent on…

Intel’s David Hoffman Joins NCSA Board of Directors

The National Cyber Security Alliance announced today David Hoffman, director of security policy and global privacy officer at Intel Corporation, has been named to the organization’s board of directors. NCSA is a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on cybersecurity awareness and education.

Hoffman is an expert in cybersecurity issues and will support the organization’s mission to create a culture of…

Survey: Lack of Cyber-bullying Prevention in K-12

In the last 12 months, 26 percent of K-12 teachers say they have taught students how to handle incidents of cyber bullying, while only 15 percent said they spoke to students about online “hate speech,” according to a new survey by the National Cyber Security Alliance and Microsoft.

The survey, which polled 1,012 teachers and 402…

NCSA Picks SAIC VP John Havermann as New President for 2011 Board

The National Cyber Security Alliance today announced electing John Havermann, vice president and director of cyber programs at SAIC, to serve as president of NCSA’s board of directors.

“Cybersecurity education and awareness have emerged as a national priority thanks to the leadership of the National Cyber Security Alliance over the past decade,” Havermann…

Lockheed Martin’s Charles Croom Talks Cyber at Upcoming ‘Visionaries’ Forum

Lockheed Martin’s Vice President of Cyber Security Solutions Charles Croom has been announced as a featured speaker at the upcoming UMBC Visionaries in IT Forum, a four-part breakfast series developed to help elevate the prominence and recognition of Maryland as a critical hub of information and emerging …

Facebook CSO Joe Sullivan Joins NCSA Board

Joe Sullivan, Facebook’s chief security officer, has joined the National Cyber Security Alliance’s board of directors, NCSA announced today.

In his role as CSO, Sullivan is in charge of overseeing security for Facebook’s active users and works to develop and promote high standards for product security. As a former federal prosecutor and founding member…

Obama: America, You are Responsible for Cyber Defense

America’s digital infrastructure is critical to laying the foundation for U.S. economic prosperity, government efficiency, and national security, and therefore all citizens must defend it, President Barack Obama told the nation last week in his proclamation, kicking off National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The president said all Americans must understand…

DHS to Outsource Cyber Education

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 and safely, while protecting themselves, and the cyber infrastructure.”

The initiative will target the majority…

McAfee Joins Cyber Education Effort

As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, McAfee, Inc. has outlined its support for the program sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance.

To demonstrate its support for the education initiative, McAfee plans to conduct a number of educational programs to increase awareness about having good cyber “hygiene.”

The educational effort includes a documentary, participating in a museum exhibit and reaching out to…