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Preparations for Cyber Command Underway
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 8:23 in Cyber Policy | viewed 745 views times | 2 Comments
Preparations to officially establish the U.S. Cyber Command are underway, according to a senior U.S. military official. Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said in a written statement submitted to the House Armed... (Continue reading)
Report Claims US Has Made Little Progress in Cyber Security
Written on 16 Feb, 2010 at 12:41 in Cyber Policy | viewed 989 views times | 1 Comment
The National Security Cyberspace Institute (NSCI) has released a report saying that despite all the talk and money thrown at cyber security, the US has actually made little progress in making US networks more secure. “Despite the numerous studies and... (Continue reading)
EPIC Submits Statement to Congress on Google-NSA Relationship
Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 17:17 in Cyber Policy | viewed 469 views times | 0 Comments
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has issued a statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the recent revelations surrounding the Google-NSA relationship.The statement asked the Committee to conduct an investigation into the relationship between Google and NSA, urged... (Continue reading)
Google to Team with NSA
Written on 4 Feb, 2010 at 13:54 in Cyber Policy | viewed 394 views times | 0 Comments
Search engine giant Google and the largest electronic surveillance intelligence agency in the world, the National Security Agency, are teaming up to increase cyber security. Google is looking to finalize an agreement with the NSA, which would allow the agency... (Continue reading)
Fort Meade should be new Cyber Command says Senators
Written on 10 Dec, 2009 at 11:45 in Cyber Policy | viewed 251 views times | 0 Comments
At a recent meeting of the BWI Business Partnership in Maryland, Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski highlighted their desire to place the new Cyber Command at or around Fort Meade, the present headquarters of the National Security Agency. Earlier... (Continue reading)
US Must Engage International Community says former Bush Assistant
Written on 2 Dec, 2009 at 15:52 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 191 views times | 1 Comment
As the US moves towards a more coherent approach to cyber security, the question has been repeatedly raised around forming an international agreement on cyber attacks. Neill Sciarrone, a former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Cyber Security... (Continue reading)
GAO Says Federal Systems Still Weak on Cyber Security
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 13:51 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 142 views times | 0 Comments
According to a recently released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a number of federal systems are still vulnerable to cyber attacks. A number of major government agencies have still not adequately addressed some of the security loopholes that... (Continue reading)
National Journal’s Shane Harris: Issues in Cyber Security
Written on 5 Nov, 2009 at 13:26 in Featured Stories | viewed 527 views times | 0 Comments
But the fact of the matter is that the government cannot do this cyber mission without private sector expertise and involvement. They don’t have enough people on there own and frankly the private sector is developing a lot of the... (Continue reading)
New Cyber Facility to be Built Near Salt Lake City by NSA
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 9:08 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 139 views times | 0 Comments
The National Security Agency will build a new $1.5 billion facility at a National Guard base outside Salt Lake City according to an announcement by NSA’s Glenn Gaffney. The building is part of the Comprehensive National Cyber security Initiative (CNCI)... (Continue reading)
Alexander Picked to Head Cyber Command
Written on 20 Oct, 2009 at 8:51 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 220 views times | 0 Comments
The Department of Defense announced that Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, current director of the NSA, was nominated by President Obama to head the DoD’s new Cyber Command. Alexander will be promoted to a four star general and will be responsible... (Continue reading)
