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Sony Appoints Former US DHS Official Philip Reitinger to Head Cybersecurity
Sony named Philip Reitinger, a former top U.S. Department of Homeland Security official, to lead its cybersecurity efforts months after a massive hacking attack.
Reitinger has previously held security roles with U.S. National Cyber Security Center, Departments of Defense and Justice, and Microsoft. He has been appointed Sony’s chief information officer and senior vice president acting as Sony’s top cybersecurity executive…
Senator: White House Cybersecurity Recommendations Could Expose Info to Hackers, Terrorists
Published on 24 May, 2011 at 13:55 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 66 times | No Comments
A ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has voiced concern over a cybersecurity recommendation submitted by the White House, saying she fears the plan would give hackers and terrorists vital information on which U.S. infrastructure entities are easy to breach, Politico reports.
The Obama administration’s proposal…
Top DHS Official Publishes New Document on Cyber Defense
Published on 7 Apr, 2011 at 11:10 in Cyber | Viewed 173 times | No Comments
As deputy undersecretary of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, Philip Reitinger’s daily tasks call on him to protect the government’s computer systems from domestic and foreign threats.
“Unless people start to pay attention to the threat and how we need to drive fundamental change, we’re in a world that is going to get…
Deloitte Hosts Forum on Closing the Cyber Skills Gap
Published on 18 Oct, 2010 at 13:31 in Industry News | Viewed 177 times | No Comments
As cybersecurity inextricably links U.S. national security and economic security, government leaders are working to close the cyber skills gap through cross-industry partnerships and other innovative approaches. But is this enough? Will these programs reduce risks, drive meaningful results, and make Americans safer?
These are just some…
Hackers Better at Information Sharing
Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate at DHS, told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that “Hackers, in some way, have remained better in information sharing than we in government have been.”
Hackers gather on servers and share information on new techniques and sell stolen information to one another, such as credit-card numbers. Participants in these chat spaces are difficult to find as…
